Suppose the returns on long-term government bonds are normally distributed. Assume long-term government bonds have a mean return of 6.1 percent and a standard deviation of 9.8 percent.
Requirement 1:
What is the probability that your return on these bonds will be less than − 3.7 percent in a given year? Use the NORMDIST function in Excel® to answer this question. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percentage rounded to 2 decimal places (e.g., 32.16).)
Requirement 2:
What range of returns would you expect to see 95 percent of the time? (Negative amount should be indicated by a minus sign. Input your answers from lowest to highest to receive credit for your answers. Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answers as a percentage rounded to 2 decimal places (e.g., 32.16).)
Requirement 3:
What range would you expect to see 99 percent of the time? (Negative amount should be indicated by a minus sign. Input your answers from lowest to highest to receive credit for your answers. Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answers as a percentage rounded to 2 decimal places (e.g., 32.16).)