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Suppose that you buy a two-year 8.2% bond at its face value, answer the following: a-1. What will be your total nominal return over the two years if inflation is 3.2% in the first year and 5.2% in the second? a-2. What will be your total real return? b. Now suppose that the bond is a TIPS. What will be your total 2-year real and nominal returns? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required A Required B a-1. What will be your total nominal return over the two years if inflation is 3.2% in the first year and 5.2% in the second? Note: Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places. a-2. What will be your total real return? Note: Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places. a-1. Nominal return a-2. Real return % % < Required A Required B > Show less Suppose that you buy a two-year 8.2% bond at its face value, answer the following: a-1. What will be your total nominal return over the two years if inflation is 3.2% in the first year and 5.2% in the second? a-2. What will be your total real return? b. Now suppose that the bond is a TIPS. What will be your total 2-year real and nominal returns? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required A Required B a-1. What will be your total nominal return over the two years if inflation is 3.2% in the first year and 5.2% in the second? Note: Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places. a-2. What will be your total real return? Note: Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places. a-1. Nominal return a-2. Real return % % < Required A Required B > Show less

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