Suppose that you buy a 1-year maturity bond for $1,000 that will pay you back $1,000 plus
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Suppose that you buy a 1-year maturity bond for $1,000 that will pay you back $1,000 plus a coupon payment of $70 at the end of the year and the inflation rate is
a. | 2% | ? |
b. | 4% | ? |
c. | 6% | ? |
d. | 8% | ? |
Now suppose the TIPS bond in the previous problem is a 2-year maturity bond.
What will be the bondholder's cash flows in each year in each of the inflation scenarios?
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Fundamentals of Corporate Finance
ISBN: 978-0078034640
7th edition
Authors: Richard Brealey, Stewart Myers, Alan Marcus
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