Answer:
7%
Explanation:
nominal interest rate = real interest rate + expected inflation rate
nominal interest rate = 5% + 2% = 7%
Usually the nominal interest rate has four major components:
- real interest rate: the net interest rate received by a lender or an investor
- inflation rate: the general rise in the prices of goods and services, as inflation increases, the purchasing power of a currency decreases
- liquidity risk premium: usually collateralized loans include a liquidity risk premium since not all assets can be easily converted to cash.
- credit risk: possibility of the borrower defaulting the loan