Suppose we have the following Treasury bill returns and inflation rates over an eight- year period: Year Treasury Bills 12345678 7.37% 8.07 5.95 5.15 5.53 7.72 10.64 12.18 Treasury bills Inflation Inflation 8.79% a. Calculate the arithmetic 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.) 12.42 7.02 4.94 6.78 9.10 13.37 12.60 Average return 20 20 % %
Suppose we have the following Treasury bill returns and inflation rates over an eight- year period: Year Treasury Bills 12345678 7.37% 8.07 5.95 5.15 5.53 7.72 10.64 12.18 Treasury bills Inflation Inflation 8.79% a. Calculate the arithmetic 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.) 12.42 7.02 4.94 6.78 9.10 13.37 12.60 Average return 20 20 % %
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![Suppose we have the following Treasury bill returns and inflation rates over an eight-
year period:
Year Treasury Bills
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
7.37%
8.07
5.95
Treasury bills
Inflation
5.15
5.53
7.72
10.64
12.18
Inflation
8.79%
12.42
7.02
4.94
6.78
9.10
13.37
12.60
a. Calculate the arithmetic 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
%
%](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Ffee6d707-7547-4602-8694-324b1baacdfa%2F95c6635a-525b-4b5b-bb87-d7c3d0fd55ee%2Fihju8uh_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Suppose we have the following Treasury bill returns and inflation rates over an eight-
year period:
Year Treasury Bills
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
7.37%
8.07
5.95
Treasury bills
Inflation
5.15
5.53
7.72
10.64
12.18
Inflation
8.79%
12.42
7.02
4.94
6.78
9.10
13.37
12.60
a. Calculate the arithmetic 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
%
%
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