You bought one of Elkins Manufacturing Co.s 5.4 percent coupon bonds one year ago for $1,030. These

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You bought one of Elkins Manufacturing Co.’s 5.4 percent coupon bonds one year ago for $1,030. These bonds make annual payments, mature eight years from now, and have a par value of $1,000. Suppose you decide to sell your bonds today, when the required return on the bonds is 5.1 percent. If the inflation rate was 2.9 percent over the past year, what would be your total real return on the investment?

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Corporate Finance Core Principles And Applications

ISBN: 9781260571127

6th Edition

Authors: Stephen Ross, Randolph Westerfield, Jeffrey Jaffe, Bradford Jordan

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