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Calculate the average real annual returns for each of the following asset classes using the information below:

Series Mean of Annual Total Return (1926-2002)
Large-company stocks
12.2%

Long-term corporate bonds
6.2

Long-term government bonds
5.8

U.S. Treasury bills
3.8

Inflation
3.1

A. Large-company stocks
B. Long-term corporate bonds
C. Long-term government bonds
D. U.S. Treasury bills.

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Real rate of return = nominal rate of return - inflation rate
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