Question

Suppose that you buy a 1-year maturity bond with a coupon of 7% paid annually. If you buy the bond at its face value, what real rate of return will you earn if the inflation rate is 4%

Answer 1

the real rate of return is 2.88%

Step-by-step explanation:

The computation of the real rate of return is shown below:

As we know that

Real rate of return is

= {(1 + nominal rate of return) ÷ (1 - inflation rate)} - 1

= {(1 + 0.07) ÷ (1 + 0.04)} - 1

= 2.88%

Hence, the real rate of return is 2.88%

We simply applied the above formula so that the correct value could come

And, the same is to be considered