Suppose the real risk-free rate is 3.50% and the future rate of inflation is expected to be constant at 2.25%. What rate of return would you expect on a 1-year Treasury security, assuming the pure expectations theory is valid? Disregard cross-product terms, i.e., if averaging is required, use the arithmetic average.
a. 5.25%
b. 5.50%
c. 5.75%
d. 6.00%
e. 6.25%