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Suppose the returns on long-term corporate bonds are normally distributed. Figure 12.10. Refer to Table A.5. a. What is the approximate probability that your return

Suppose the returns on long-term corporate bonds are normally distributed. Figure 12.10. Refer to Table A.5.

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What is the approximate probability that your return on these bonds will be less than 2.1 percent in a given year? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)

b. What range of returns would you expect to see 95 percent of the time? (Enter your answers for the range from lowest to highest. A negative answer should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)
c. What range would you expect to see 99 percent of the time? (Enter your answers for the range from lowest to highest. A negative answer should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)image text in transcribedimage text in transcribed
TABLE A.5 Cumulative normal distribution -3.00 .0013 2236 -2.95 .016 1.56 .0594 5319 .5398 5478 8106 0019 2358 8159 1.70 9554 2420 92 9573 -2.80 0026 1.50 .0668 -2.75 0030 148 .0694 96 .5714 2.70 -2.65 0040 -2.60 .0047 1.42 0778 -2.55 .0054-1.40 .0808 .98 0749 2676 .5793 8413 1.02 1.82 9656 2810 8508 8554 1.8 9686 6026 6103 6179 6255 6331 1.88 9699 -2.35 .0094 1.32 0934 -2.30 0107 1.30 0968 48 3156 9726 1.94 .9738 1.96 9750 8770 -2.20 0139 1.26 1038 6480 0158 1075 1.20 2.00 .9772 -2.10 0179 1.22 -2.05 0202 -2.00 0228 9798 3520 6700 8925 1190 1.98 0239 1.16 1230 1271 1314 1.26 6962 9861 9878 9693 1.28 3745 6915 1.94 .0262 1.32 -1.92 0274 -110 1.34 9099 2.35 9906 3897 3974 2.40 9918 -1.88 0301 06 1446 1.38 .9162 .9929 4129 7257 9192 2.55 9946 2.60 .9953 .9279 2.65 9960 -1.84 0329 1.02 539 4286 -1.80 .0359 0375 7518 1685 1736 1788 1841 94 7580 1.50 2.75 9970 2.80 9974 .9382 2.85 9978 9332 72 4761 4840 4920 -1.68 .0465 6 1949 7823 1.58 9429 2.95.9984 84 3.00 .9987 -1.64 0505 1.62 2061 2119 2177 -1.62 .0526 04 04 5160 This table shows the probability [N(d)] of obeerving a value lees than or equal to d. For example, as illustrated, if d is 24, then N(d) is .4052

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