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25 February, 07:46

You just learned that a blue chip company will issue a bond with a maturity of 100 years. The bond appears to be a good deal because it yields 5.78 percent. Assuming that the inflation rate stays at 4.39 percent, what is the bond's real rate of return today? If you are looking for a bond to purchase and hold for several years, will you buy this bond? Explain your answer in terms of future inflation projections and the length of the bond's maturity.

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  1. 25 February, 07:49
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    The bon's real rate of return is 1.39%.

    As we know the inflation rate behave same as the bond yield because the bond yield includes the inflation impact.

    In case of if there is a increase in the inflation in future. I will not buy this bond, because the price of the bond will fall and as percentage increases the present value of the cash flows also decreases which is the basis used for pricing the bons.

    In case of if there is a decrease in the inflation in future, I will buy this bond, because the price of the bond will rise and as percentage decreases the present value of the cash flows also increases which is the basis used for pricing the bons.

    Explanation:

    Real Rate of return = Nominal rate - Inflation rate

    As Bond yield is nominal rate

    Real rate of return = 5.78% - 4.39% = 1.39%
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