In early January 2010, you purchased $30,000 worth of some high-grade corporate bonds. The bonds carried a coupon of 81% and mature in 2024. You paid 94.125 when you bought the bonds. Over the five years from 2010 through 2014, the bonds were priced in the market as follows: Coupon payments were made on schedule throughout the 5-year period. a. Find the annual holding period returns for 2010 through 2014. (See Chapter 5 for the HPR formula.) b. Use the average return information in the given table to evaluate the investment performance of this bond. How do you think it stacks up against the market? Explain. a. The holding period return for 2010 is %. (Round to two decimal places.) The holding period return for 2011 is %. (Round to two decimal places.) The holding period return for 2012 is %. (Round to two decimal places.) The holding period return for 2013 is %. (Round to two decimal places.) The holding period return for 2014 is %. (Round to two decimal places.) b. Use the average return information in the given table to evaluate the investment performance of this bond. How do you think it stacks up against the market? Explain. (Select the best choice below.) The market has outperformed the corporate bond investment. The average rate of return for the investment is 5.83% versus the average market rate of 13.20%. The high-grade corporate bond investment has outperformed the market. The average rate of return for the investment is 13.20% versus the average market rate of 5.83%. i Data Table (Click on the icon located on the top-right corner of the data table below in order to copy its contents into a spreadsheet.) Year 2010 2011 201 2013 Quoted Prices (% of $1,000 par value) Beginning End of of the Year the Year 94.125 100.625 100.625 102.000 102.000 104.625 104.625 110.125 110.125 121.250 Average Holding Period Return on High-Grade Corporate Bonds 7.30% 11.72% 89% 7.90% 9.11% - 2014 Print Done