A bond par value is $1,000 and the coupon rate is 4.3 percent. The bond price was $945.46 at the beginning of the year and $976.26 at the end of the year. The inflation rate for the year was 2.2 percent. What was the bond's real return for the year

The bond's real return for the year was 5.49%

Explanation:

In order to calculate the bond's real return for the year we would have to calculate the following formula:

bond's real return for the year=(1+Nominal rate of return)/(1+Inflation) -1

According to the given data Inflation=2.2 percent

To calculate the Nominal rate of return we would have to calculate the following:

Nominal rate of return=(Selling price + Interest coupon - Purchase price)/Purchase price

According to the given data:

Selling price=$976.26

Interest coupon=$43

Purchase price=$945.46

Therefore, Nominal rate of return=($976.26 + $43 - $945.46)/ $945.46

Nominal rate of return=7.81%

Therefore, bond's real return for the year= (1+7.81%)/(1+2.2%) -1

bond's real return for the year=5.49%

The bond's real return for the year was 5.49%

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