Finite Math and Applied Calculus (6th Edition)

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1133607705
ISBN 13: 978-1-13360-770-0

Chapter 2 - Section 2.1 - Simple Interest - Exercises - Page 133: 23

Answer

$ r=3.775\%$

Work Step by Step

The annual yield of a T-bill is the simple annual interest rate an investor earns when the T-bill matures A T-Bill (costing PV dollars), at the the end of its life (of t$=\displaystyle \frac{6}{12}=0.5$ years) pays the maturity (FV) at discount rate $r=0.03705$, meaning that $ PV=FV(1-rt)=FV\cdot$0.981475 ---------- So, investing $ PV=FV\cdot$0.981475 for t=$0.5$ years yields $FV$, and we want to know the simple annual rate r. In simple interest terms, $FV=PV(1+rt)$, which we sove for r: $ FV=FV\cdot$0.981475$(1+0.5r)\quad /\div(FV\cdot$0.981475$)$ $\displaystyle \frac{1}{0.981475}=1+0.5r\qquad/-1$ $\displaystyle \frac{1}{0.981475}-1=0.5r\qquad/\times 2$ $ r=2(\displaystyle \frac{1}{0.981475}-1)\approx$0.0377493058916 to the nearest $0.001\%,$ $ r=3.775\%$
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