A T-bill with face value $10,000 and 93 days to maturity is selling at a bank discount ask yield of 4.0%. a. What is the price of the bill?

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Answer: $9896.68

Explanation:

The price of the bill will b calculated by using the formula:

Price = face value × (1 - discount ask yield for 93 days)

We then find the discount ask yield for 93 days. This will be:

= Annual discount ask yield × (93/360)

= 4.0% × (93/360)

= 0.04 × 0.2583

= 0.010332

Price = face value × (1 - discount ask yield for 93 days)

= $10,000 × (1 - 0.010332)

= $10,000 × 0.989668

= $9896.68

Note that it was assumed that there are 360 days in a year.