1. Assume that the inflation rate during the last year was 2.91 percent. US long-term bonds had the nominal rates of return of 3.97 percent. What is the real rate of return for a US long-term bond?
2. A commercial bank will loan you $27,288 for 7 years to buy a car. The loan must be repaid in equal monthly payments at the end of the month. The annual interest rate on the loan is 3.21 percent of the unpaid balance. What is the amount of the monthly payments?