Consider the following information for a period of years: Long-term government bonds Long-term corporate bonds Inflation Arithmetic Mean 7.88 a. Long-term government bonds b. Long-term corporate bonds 7.9 3.5 a. What is the real return on long-term government bonds? Note: 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? Note: 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 7.88 a. Long-term government bonds b. Long-term corporate bonds 7.9 3.5 a. What is the real return on long-term government bonds? Note: 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? Note: Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16. % %
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![Consider the following information for a period of years:
Long-term government bonds
Long-term corporate bonds
Inflation
Arithmetic
Mean
7.8%
a. Long-term government bonds
b. Long-term corporate bonds
7.9
3.5
a. What is the real return on long-term government bonds?
Note: 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?
Note: Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F800d34a4-afc4-4310-9878-cece81ab3b96%2F5331bd83-5e4c-41f2-ad7e-856f08d608a2%2Ftowj2oa_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Consider the following information for a period of years:
Long-term government bonds
Long-term corporate bonds
Inflation
Arithmetic
Mean
7.8%
a. Long-term government bonds
b. Long-term corporate bonds
7.9
3.5
a. What is the real return on long-term government bonds?
Note: 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?
Note: Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.
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