a) Assume you purchase a bond for $900. The bond pays $30 interest every six months. You
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a) Assume you purchase a bond for $900. The bond pays $30 interest every six months. You sell the bond after 18 months for $918. Calculate the following:
a. Income
b. Capital gain or loss
c. Total return in dollars and as a percentage of the original investment
b) Given a real rate of interest of 3.5%, an expected inflation premium of 2.5%, and risk premiums for investments A and B of 6% and 7.5%, respectively, find the following:
a. The risk—free rate of return, rf
b. The required returns for investments A and B
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Income Tax Fundamentals 2013
ISBN: 9781285586618
31st Edition
Authors: Gerald E. Whittenburg, Martha Altus Buller, Steven L Gill
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