You’ve observed the following "nominal" returns on Crash-n-Burn Computer’s stock over the past five years: 2 percent, -11 percent, 23 percent, 16 percent, and 16 percent. The average inflation rate over this period was 3.4 percent and the average T-bill rate was 5.35 percent.
Requirement 1:
What was the average "real" return on Crash-n-Burn’s stock? Note: Use the Fisher Effect Formula from the Bond chapter to convert nominal to real rates of return. (Do not round intermediate calculations.)
Requirement 2:
What was the average nominal risk premium on Crash-n-Burn’s stock? (Do not round intermediate calculations.)