Percentages of a Base Amount Rather Than Dollar Amounts Are

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Short Answer

Percentages of a base amount rather than dollar amounts are given for the items on-----------statements.

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Definitions:

Annual Coupon Bond

A bond that pays interest (coupon) to bondholders once a year until maturity, when the principal amount is repaid.

Inflation

The rate at which the general level of prices for goods and services is rising, and, consequently, the purchasing power of currency is falling.

Standard Deviation

A measure of the dispersion or variability in a set of data or probability distribution.

Returns

The gains or losses from an investment over a specific period, usually expressed as a percentage.