Suppose that you buy a 1-year maturity bond with a coupon of 8.9% paid annually. If you buy the bond at its face value, what real rate of return will you earn if the inflation rate is 3%? 5%? 10.85%? Note: Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places. Negative amount should be indicated by a minus sign. Real Rate of Return 3% 5.15 % 5% 3.14 % 10.85% (1.50) %
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Step 1: The formula for calculating the real rate of return is: Real rate of return = (1 + Nominal rate) / (1 + Inflation rate) - 1 Show more…
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