USE THE INFORMATION BELOW FOR THE FOLLOWING PROBLEM(S)

question 67

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. If next year the real rates all rise by 10 percent while inflation climbs from 1.5 percent to 2.5 percent, what will be the nominal rate of return on each security?

• A) 1.24% and 1.52%
• B) 1.35% and 3.52%
• C) 3.89% and 6.11%
• D) 3.52% and 3.89%
• E) 1.17% and 6.11%

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