USE THE INFORMATION BELOW FOR THE FOLLOWING PROBLEM(S)

question 65

Multiple Choice

USE THE INFORMATION BELOW FOR THE FOLLOWING PROBLEM(S)
Assume that during the past year the consumer price index increased by 1.5 percent and the securities listed below returned the following nominal rates of return.

-Refer to Exhibit 1.5. What are the real rates of return for each of these securities?

• A) 4.29% and 6.32%
• B) 1.23% and 4.29%
• C) 3.20% and 6.32%
• D) 1.23% and 3.20%
• E) 3.75% and 5.75%

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