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Contemporary Mathematics for Business & Consumers 8th Edition by Robert Brechner,Geroge Bergeman

Edition 8ISBN: 978-1305585454
book Contemporary Mathematics for Business & Consumers 8th Edition by Robert Brechner,Geroge Bergeman cover

Contemporary Mathematics for Business & Consumers 8th Edition by Robert Brechner,Geroge Bergeman

Edition 8ISBN: 978-1305585454
Exercise 76
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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