a.
Real Return of Long-term government bonds = (1.068/1.036) - 1 = 3.09%
b.
Real Return of Long-term corporate bonds = (1.069/1.036) - 1 =3.19%
Consider the following information for a period of years: Arithmetic Mean Long-term government bonds Long-term corp...
Consider the following information for a period of years: Arithmetic Mean 7.5% Long-term government bonds Long-term corporate bonds Inflation a. What is the real return on long-term government bonds? (Do not round Intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g.. 32.16.) Ib. What is the real return on long-term corporate bonds? (Do not round Intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g.. 32.16.) a. Long-term government...
Consider the following information for a period of years: Arithmetic Mean Long-term government bonds 6.2 % Long-term corporate bonds 6.3 Inflation 3.3 a. What is the real return on long-term government bonds? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) b. What is the real return on long-term corporate bonds? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)
Consider the following information for a period of years: Arithmetic Mean Long-term government bonds 7.4 % Long-term corporate bonds 7.5 Inflation 4.2 a. What is the real return on long-term government bonds? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) b. What is the real return on long-term corporate bonds? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)
Consider the following information for a period of years Long-term government bonds Long-term corporate bonds Inflation Arithmetic Mean 7.6% 7.7 4.6 un a. What is the real return on long-term government bonds? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) b. What is the real return on long-term corporate bonds? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g. 32.16.)...
Consider the following information on large-company stocks for a period of years. Series Arithmetic Mean Large-company stocks 15.1 % Inflation 4.9 a. What was the arithmetic average annual return on large-company stocks in nominal terms? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) Nominal return 15.1 % b. What was the arithmetic average annual return on large-company stocks in real terms? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your...
Consider the following information on large-company stocks for a period of years. Arithmetic Mean Large-company stocks 13.9 % Inflation 3.3 a. What was the arithmetic average annual return on large-company stocks in nominal terms? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) b. What was the arithmetic average annual return on large-company stocks in real terms? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent...
Consider the following information on large-company stocks for a period of years. Arithmetic Mean 12.9% 3.4 Large-company stocks Inflation a. What was the arithmetic average annual return on large-company stocks in nominal terms? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) b. What was the arithmetic average annual return on large-company stocks in real terms? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to...
Problem 10-5 Nominal versus Real Returns [LO 2] Consider the following information on different asset classes from 1926 through 2011. Arithmetic Mean 11.8% 16.5 6.4 Series Large-company stocks Small-company stocks Long-term corporate bonds Long-term government bonds Intermediate-term government bonds U.S. Treasury bills Inflation 6.1 5.5 3.6 3.1 Required: (a) What was the arithmetic average annual return on large-company stocks in nominal terms? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percentage rounded to 2 decimal places (e.g., 32.16).)...
Consider the following information on large company stocks for a period of years. Large-company stocks Inflation Arithmetic Mean 15.58 3.6 a. What was the arithmetic average annual return on large-company stocks In nominal terms? (Do not round Intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g.. 32.16.) Nominal return b. What was the arithmetic average annual return on large-company stocks in real terms? (Do not round Intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a...
Use the following table: SeriesAverage returnLarge stocks11.78%Small stocks16.48Long-term corporate bonds6.24Long-term government bonds6.10U.S. Treasury bills3.84Inflation3.10a. Determine the return on a portfolio that was equally invested in large-company stocks and long-term corporate bonds. (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) b. What was the return on a portfolio that was equally invested in small stocks and Treasury bills? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to...