What is a likely cost of inflation to a saver receiving a fixed 2% interest rate when inflation is 6%?
The nominal value of savings becomes zero
The bank must cancel the interest
The saver pays no tax
The real purchasing power of the savings falls
62 exam-style questions on OCR GCSE Economics 3.4 Price stability, covering 3.4.1 Price stability and inflation, 3.4.2 Measuring inflation with CPI, 3.4.3 Calculate the effect of inflation, 3.4.4 Analyse inflation figures, and 3.4.5 Causes and consequences of inflation. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.