Consider the following information on different asset classes from 1926 through 2020. Series Large-company stocks Small-company...

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Consider the following information on different asset classes from 1926 through 2020. Series Large-company stocks Small-company stocks Arithmetic Mean 12.2% 16.2 Long-term corporate bonds 6.5 Long-term government bonds 6.1 Intermediate-term government bonds U.S. Treasury bills Inflation 5.3 3.3 2.9 a. What is the real return on long-term government bonds? Note: Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent roun b. What is the real return on long-term corporate bonds? Note: Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent roun a. Real return b. Real return % % Consider the following information on different asset classes from 1926 through 2020. Series Large-company stocks Small-company stocks Arithmetic Mean 12.2% 16.2 Long-term corporate bonds 6.5 Long-term government bonds 6.1 Intermediate-term government bonds U.S. Treasury bills Inflation 5.3 3.3 2.9 a. What is the real return on long-term government bonds? Note: Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent roun b. What is the real return on long-term corporate bonds? Note: Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent roun a. Real return b. Real return % %