You buy a $1,000 inflation-indexed Treasury security that pays 4 percent annual interest. Assume inflation is 5

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You buy a $1,000 inflation-indexed Treasury security that pays 4 percent annual interest. Assume inflation is 5 percent in the first two years you own the security.
a. What is the inflation-adjusted value of the security after two years?
b. How much interest will be paid in the third year? The basis for computing interest is the inflation-adjusted value after year two.
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Fundamentals of Investment Management

ISBN: 978-0078034626

10th edition

Authors: Geoffrey Hirt, Stanley Block

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