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Contemporary Mathematics for Business and Consumers 7th Edition by Robert Brechner ,George Bergeman

Edition 7ISBN: 978-1285448596
book Contemporary Mathematics for Business and Consumers 7th Edition by Robert Brechner ,George Bergeman cover

Contemporary Mathematics for Business and Consumers 7th Edition by Robert Brechner ,George Bergeman

Edition 7ISBN: 978-1285448596
Exercise 46
Solve the following word problems. Round to the nearest cent when necessary.
Fernando Rodriguez purchased $64,000 in U.S. Treasury bills with a discount rate of 4.7% for a period of 13 weeks.
a. How much interest did Fernando earn on the T-bill investment?
b. How much was the purchase price of Fernando's T-bills?
c. What was the effective interest rate of Fernando's T-bill investment? Round to the nearest hundredth of a percent.
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a. First find the interest on the T-bill...

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