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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 97
Use the ordinary interest method, 360 days, to solve the following word problems. Round to the nearest cent when necessary.
Christy Thomas purchased $150,000 in U.S. Treasury bills with a discount rate of 4.2% for a period of 4 weeks.
a. How much interest did Christy earn on the T-bill investment?
b. How much was the purchase price of Christy's T-bills?
c. What was the effective interest rate of Christy'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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