Question

You can buy commercial paper of a major u.S. Corporation for 495000 $ the paper has face value of 500000 $ and in 45 days from maturity calculate the Discount yield and bond equivalent yield on the commercial paper

Answer 1

Discount yield is 8%

Bond equivalent yield is 8.19%

Step-by-step explanation:

The discount yield on the commercial paper is calculated as:

(($500,000 - $495,000)/$500,000 ) x (360/45)

= ($5,000/$500,000 x (360/45)

= 0.01 x 8

= 0.08

= 8%

And bond equivalent yield is calculated as:

(($500,000 - $495,000)/$495,000) x (365/45)

= ($5,000/$495,000) x 8.11

= 0.0101 x 8.11

= 0.0819

= 8.19%