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- (Related to Checkpoint 7.1) (Expected rate of return and risk) B. J. Gautney Enterprises is evaluating a security One-year Treasury bills are currently paying 3.1 percent. Calculate the investment's expected return and its standard deviation Should Gautney invest in this security? Probability 0.10 0.50 Return -6% 1% 5% 9% 0.30 0.10 (Click on the icon in order to copy its contents into a spreadsheet.) CID a. The investment's expected return is%. (Round to two decimal places)Which of the following are characteristics of Treasury bills (T- bills)? Check all that apply. There is a secondary market for T - bills. Institutional investors can purchase T - bills. Individuals can purchase T- bills. T - bills have maturities of 28, 91, and 182 days. Suppose Mr. Smith buys a 30-day T - bill with a face value of $1,000 at a price of $ 996. The discount rate yield (DRY) would be, whereas the investment return yield (IRY) would be.The market has an expected rate of return of 8.0 percent. The long-term government bond is expected to yield 4.8 percent and the U.S. Treasury bill is expected to yield 1.1 percent. The inflation rate is 3.2 percent. What is the market risk premium? (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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- Suppose the real rate is 8.5 percent and the Inflation rate is 2 percent. What rate would you expect to see on a Treasury bill? Multiple Cholce 9.60% 11.74% 9.07% 12.27% 10.67%11. If the Federal Reserve decreases the reserve rate from 7% to 5%, how does this affect the amount of money that would result because of fractional-reserve banking from an initial deposit into a bank of $30,000?If the Federal Reserve sells more Treasury securities, overall interest rates go up. True False