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1. What is the discount yield, bond


equivalent yield, and effective annual
return on a $1 million Treasury bill that
currently sells at 97.375 percent of its face
value and is 65 days from maturity?

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2. What is the discount yield, bond equivalent


yield, and effective annual return on a $5
million commercial paper issue that currently
sells at 98.625 percent of its face value and is
136 days from maturity?

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3. Calculate the bond equivalent yield and


effective annual return on a negotiable CD
that is 115 days from maturity and has a
quoted nominal yield of 6.56 percent.

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4. Calculate the bond equivalent yield and


effective annual return on fed funds that are 3
days from maturity and have a quoted yield of
0.25 percent.

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5. You would like to purchase a Treasury bill


that has a $10,000 face value and is 68 days
from maturity. The current price of the Treasury
bill is $9,875. Calculate the discount yield on
this Treasury bill.

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6. Suppose you purchase a T-bill that is 125


days from maturity for $9,765. The T-bill has a
face value of $10,000.

a. Calculate the T-bill’s quoted discount yield.


b. Calculate the T-bill’s bond equivalent yield.

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7. You can purchase a T-bill that is 95 days from


maturity for $9,965. The T-bill has a face value
of $10,000.

a. Calculate the T-bill’s quoted yield.


b. Calculate the T-bill’s bond equivalent yield.
c. Calculate the T-bill’s EAR.

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8. A T-bill that is 225 days from maturity is


selling for $95,850.
The T-bill has a face value of $100,000.

a. Calculate the discount yield, bond


equivalent yield, and EAR on the T-bill.
b. Calculate the discount yield, bond
equivalent yield, and EAR on the T-bill if it
matures in 300 days.

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9. If the overnight fed funds rate is quoted as


2.25 percent, what is the bond equivalent
rate?

Also, calculate the bond equivalent rate on


fed funds if the quoted rate is 3.75 percent.

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10. Suppose a bank enters a repurchase


agreement in which it agrees to buy Treasury
securities from a correspondent bank at a price
of $24,950,000, with the promise to buy them
back at a price of $25,000,000.

a. Calculate the yield on the repo if it has a 7-


day maturity.
b. Calculate the yield on the repo if it has a 21-
day maturity

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11. You can buy commercial paper of a major


U.S. corporation for $495,000. The paper has a
face value of $500,000 and is 45 days from
maturity.

Calculate the discount yield and


bond equivalent yield on the commercial
paper.

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12. A bank has issued a six-month, $2 million


negotiable CD with a 0.52 percent quoted
annual interest rate ( i CD, sp ).

a. Calculate the bond equivalent yield and the


EAR on the CD.
b. How much will the negotiable CD holder
receive at maturity?

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13. A bank has issued a six-month, $5 million


negotiable CD with a 0.35 percent quoted
annual interest rate ( i CD, sp ).

a. Calculate the bond equivalent yield and the


EAR on the CD.
b. How much will the negotiable CD holder
receive at maturity?

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