A
Adequate information:
The annual return on a large company’s stock is 12.1% from 1926 to 2017.
The average inflation rate is 3.0%.
To calculate: The arithmetic nominal
Introduction: Nominal rate of return refers to the rate of return that is earned by the investors before making any adjustments with respect to inflation.
B
Adequate information:
The annual return on a large company’s stock is 12.1% from 1926 to 2017.
The average inflation rate is 3.0%.
To calculate: The arithmetic real rate of return on a large company’s stock.
Introduction: Nominal rate of return refers to the rate of return that is earned by the investors before making any adjustments with respect to inflation. The real rate of return is the rate of return that is adjusted with the given inflation rate.

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