Last Year, You Earned a Rate of Return of 5

question 113

Multiple Choice

Last year, you earned a rate of return of 5.89 percent on your bond investments.During that time, the inflation rate was 1.2 percent.What was your real rate of return?

• A)4.58 percent
• B)4.69 percent
• C)4.72 percent
• D)4.63 percent
• E)4.60 percent

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