Consider the following table for an eight-year period: Year 12345678 T-bill return Inflation 7.40% 8.60% 8.59 12.23 5.98 6.83 5.62 4.97 5.56 6.59 8.19 8.91 10.67 13.18 12.65 12.41

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Consider the following table for an eight-year period:
Year
1
2345678
T-bill return
Inflation
7.40%
8.60%
8.59
12.23
5.98
6.83
5.62
4.97
5.56
6.59
8.19
8.91
10.67
13.18
12.65
12.41
a. Calculate the average return for Treasury bills and the average annual inflation rate
(consumer price index) for this period. (Do not round Intermediate calculations and
enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)
b. Calculate the standard deviation of Treasury bill returns and inflation over this time
period. (Do not round Intermediate calculations and enter your answers as a
percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)
c. Calculate the real return for each year. (A negative answer should be Indicated by a
minus sign. Leave no cells blank - be certain to enter "O" wherever required. Do not
round Intermediate calculations and enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2
decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)
d. What is the average real return for Treasury bills? (A negative answer should be
Indicated by a minus sign. Do not round Intermediate calculations and enter your
answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)
a. Treasury bills
96
Inflation rate
96
b.
Treasury bills
96
Inflation rate
96
C.
Year 1
96
Year 2
96
Year 3
96
Year 4
96
Year 5
96
Year 6
96
Year 7
96
Year 8
96
d. Average real return
96
Transcribed Image Text:Consider the following table for an eight-year period: Year 1 2345678 T-bill return Inflation 7.40% 8.60% 8.59 12.23 5.98 6.83 5.62 4.97 5.56 6.59 8.19 8.91 10.67 13.18 12.65 12.41 a. Calculate the average return for Treasury bills and the average annual inflation rate (consumer price index) for this period. (Do not round Intermediate calculations and enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) b. Calculate the standard deviation of Treasury bill returns and inflation over this time period. (Do not round Intermediate calculations and enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) c. Calculate the real return for each year. (A negative answer should be Indicated by a minus sign. Leave no cells blank - be certain to enter "O" wherever required. Do not round Intermediate calculations and enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) d. What is the average real return for Treasury bills? (A negative answer should be Indicated by a minus sign. Do not round Intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) a. Treasury bills 96 Inflation rate 96 b. Treasury bills 96 Inflation rate 96 C. Year 1 96 Year 2 96 Year 3 96 Year 4 96 Year 5 96 Year 6 96 Year 7 96 Year 8 96 d. Average real return 96
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