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Consider a 5.00 percent TIPS with an issue CPI reference of 203.6. The bond is purchased at the beginning of the year (after the interest payment) when the CPI was 211.5. For the interest payment in the middle of the year, the CPI was 213.1. Now, at the end of the year, the CPI is 217.6 and the interest payment has been made.
What is the total return of the TIPS in dollars? Round your final answer to 2 decimal places
What is the total return of the TIPS in percentage? Round your final answer to 2 decimal places.
Given,
Interest rate (r) = 5% or 0.05
CPI(beginning of year) = 211.5
CPI(mid of year) = 213.1
CPI(End of year) = 217.6
Solution :-