Question

Calculate the purchase price for a 52-week, $1,000 Treasury bill with a stated interest rate of 2.20 percent. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.) Purchase price ___________.

Answer 1

Answer:

The purchase price for the Treasury bill is $978.00.

Explanation:

The following are given in the question:

Maturity value = $1,000

Interest rate = 2.20%

With these, we first calculate the amount of discount as follows:

Amount of discount = Maturity value * Interest rate = $1,000 * 2.20% = $22,00

The purchase price can now be calculated as follows:

Purchase price = Maturity value - Amount of discount = $1,000 - $22.00 = $978.00

Therefore, the purchase price for the Treasury bill is $978.00.