EBK CORPORATE FINANCE
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Chapter 10, Problem 5CQ
Effects of inflation Look at Table 10.1 and Figure 10.7 in the text. When were T-bill rates at their highest over the period from 1926 through 2014? Why do you think they were so high during this period? What relationship underlies your answer?
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