1. On January 1, 2013 you bought a coupon bond for $1156. During the year, you received a coupon of $100. On January 1, 2014, you sold the bond for $1100. What was your total dollar return and the percent rate of return on this bond investment?
2. If on October 1, 2012, you invest in a bond that pays you a yield of 2.95 percent and your forecast of inflation for the coming year is 2 percent, what is your expected real rate of interest? Suppose the actual rate of inflation turns out to be 3.0 percent, what is your actual real rate of interest?