Fundamentals of Corporate Finance
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780077861704
Author: Stephen A. Ross Franco Modigliani Professor of Financial Economics Professor, Randolph W Westerfield Robert R. Dockson Deans Chair in Bus. Admin., Bradford D Jordan Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 12, Problem 12QP
Summary Introduction
To determine: The relationship between the Treasury bills rate and inflation rate.
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Treasury bills are debt instruments issued by the government for raising money. The investors consider Treasury bills investment as risk-free investment. It is because there is no default risk on Treasury bills, and the interest rate risk is very low. Inflation refers to a situation where the prices of goods rise in the economy. It reduces the
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