Reconsider the 3.5 percent TIPS discussed in problem 7-19. It was issued with CPI reference of 185.6.

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Reconsider the 3.5 percent TIPS discussed in problem 7-19. It was issued with CPI reference of 185.6. The bond is purchased at the beginning of the year (after the interest payment), when the CPI was 193.5. For the interest payment in the middle of the year, the CPI was 195.1. Now, at the end of the year, the CPI is 199.6 and the interest payment has been made. What is the total return of the TIPS in dollars and in percentage terms for the year?

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Finance Applications and Theory

ISBN: 978-0077861681

3rd edition

Authors: Marcia Cornett, Troy Adair

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