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?

Suppose that you buy a 1-year maturity bond for $1,000
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Fundamentals of Corporate Finance

ISBN: 978-0078034640

7th edition

Authors: Richard Brealey, Stewart Myers, Alan Marcus

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