Calculate the Nominal and Real Returns as Well as the Nominal

question 42

Essay

Calculate the nominal and real returns as well as the nominal and real risk premiums for the following corporate bond investment: Purchased for $840 one year ago, 4% coupon rate, sold for $894. The inflation rate was 5.0% and T-bills returned 6%. Show your work.

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Definitions:

Categorical Data

Data that can be divided into groups or categories that are not numerically ordered.

Relative Data

Data that is compared to a certain reference point or to other data in order to assess its value or importance in relative terms.

Cumulative Data

Data that aggregates or accumulates over time, adding up as new data comes in to represent a total or sum.

Cumulative Percent

A statistical calculation that shows the percentage total of observations that fall below or at a specific value when data is arranged in ascending order.