Consider the following table for a seven-year period: Year 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932...
Calculate the arithmetic average return, the geometric average return, and standard deviation of yearly returns for each of the assets over the entire period. Which asset had the highest return? Highest risk? Year-by-Year Total Returns Year Large Company Stocks Small Company Stocks Long-term Corporate Bonds Long-term Government Bonds Intermed-term Government Bonds U.S. Treasury Bills Inflation Political Party 1926 11.62 0.28 7.37 7.77 5.38 3.27 -1.49 R 1927 37.49 22.10 7.44 8.93 4.52 3.12 -2.08 R 1928 43.61 39.69 2.84...
Consider the following table for an eight-year period: Year T-bill return Inflation 1 7.44 % 8.56 % 2 8.79 12.19 3 6.02 6.79 4 5.82 5.01 5 5.60 6.55 6 8.39 8.87 7 10.71 13.14 8 12.85 12.37 Calculate the average return for Treasury bills and the average annual inflation rate (consumer price index) for this period. (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) Average return for Treasury...
Problem 10-22 Calculating Returns [LO 2, 3] Consider the following table for an eight-year period: YearT-bill returnInflation 17.32%8.68% 28.19 12.31 35.90 6.91 45.22 4.89 55.48 6.67 67.79 8.99 710.59 13.26 812.25 12.49 Calculate the average return for Treasury bills and the average annual inflation rate (consumer price index) for this period. (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) Average return for Treasury bills % Average annual inflation...
Consider the following table for an eight-year period: Year WN T-bill return 7.40% 8.59 5.98 5.62 5.56 8.19 10.67 12.65 Inflation 8.60% 1223 6.83 4.97 6.59 8.91 13.18 12.41 00 O a. Calculate the average return for Treasury bills and the average annual inflation rate (consumer price index) for this period. (Do not round Intermediate calculations and enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) b. Calculate the standard deviation of Treasury bill returns and...
Consider the following table for an eight-year period: Year WN T-bill return 7.40% 8.59 5.98 5.62 5.56 8.19 10.67 12.65 Inflation 8.60% 1223 6.83 4.97 6.59 8.91 13.18 12.41 00 O a. Calculate the average return for Treasury bills and the average annual inflation rate (consumer price index) for this period. (Do not round Intermediate calculations and enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) b. Calculate the standard deviation of Treasury bill returns and...
Table 12.1 (below)TABLE 12.1 Year-to-Year Total Returns: 1926–2019YearLarge-Company StocksLong-Term Government BondsU.S. Treasury BillsConsumer Price Index192611.62%7.77%3.27%–1.49%192737.498.933.12–2.08192843.61.103.56–.971929–8.423.424.75.201930–24.904.662.41–6.031931–43.34–5.311.07–9.521932–8.1916.84.96–10.30193353.99–.07.30.511934–1.4410.03.162.03193547.674.98.172.99193633.927.52.181.211937–35.03.23.313.10193831.125.53–.02–2.781939–.415.94.02–.481940–9.786.09.00.961941–11.59.93.069.72194220.343.22.279.29194325.902.08.353.16194419.752.81.332.11194536.4410.73.332.251946–8.07–.10.3518.1619475.71–2.62.509.0119485.503.40.812.71194918.796.451.10–1.80195031.71.061.205.79195124.02–3.931.495.87195218.371.161.66.881953–.993.641.82.62195452.627.19.86–.50195531.56–1.291.57.3719566.56–5.592.462.861957–10.787.463.143.02195843.36–6.091.541.76195911.96–2.262.951.501960.4713.782.661.48196126.89.972.13.671962–8.736.892.731.22196322.801.213.121.65196416.483.513.541.19196512.45.713.931.921966–10.063.654.763.35196723.98–9.184.213.04196811.06–.265.214.721969–8.50–5.076.586.1119703.8612.116.525.49197114.3013.234.393.36197219.005.693.843.411973–14.69–1.116.938.801974–26.474.358.0012.20197537.239.205.807.01197623.9316.755.084.811977–7.16–.695.126.7719786.57–1.187.189.03197918.61–1.2310.3813.31198032.50–3.9511.2412.401981–4.921.8614.718.94198221.5540.3610.543.87198322.56.658.803.8019846.2715.489.853.95198531.7330.977.723.77198618.6724.536.161.1319875.25–2.715.474.41198816.619.676.354.42198931.6918.118.374.651990–3.106.187.816.11199130.4719.305.603.0619927.628.053.512.90199310.0818.242.902.7519941.32–7.773.902.67199537.5831.675.602.54199622.96–.935.213.32199733.3615.855.261.70199828.5813.064.861.61199921.04–8.964.682.682000–9.1021.485.893.392001–11.893.703.831.552002–22.1017.841.652.38200328.681.451.021.88200410.888.511.203.2620054.917.812.983.42200615.791.194.802.5420075.499.884.664.082008–37.0025.871.60.09200926.46–14.90.102.72201015.0610.14.121.5020112.1127.10.042.96201216.003.43.061.74201332.39–12.78.021.51201413.6924.71.02.7620151.38–.65.02.73201611.961.75.202.07201721.836.24.802.112018–4.38–.571.811.91201931.4912.162.142.29Questions:a.Calculate the arithmetic average returns for large-company stocks and T-bills over this period. (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)b.Calculate the standard deviation of the returns for large-company stocks and T-bills over this period. (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)c-1.Calculate the observed risk premium...