A bank has two investment options tochose from for short term investment:Option A: A money market securityissued by a multinational corporationwith a face value of $2000 with 120days to maturity to be traded for$1850.Option B: A 60-day tax exemptedgovernment bill with a face value of$2000 to be traded for $1950.The corporate tax rate on bankearnings is 40%.Which security would you chose based on theafter tax YTM return? Justify by showing yourcalculations appropriately.

Option A:- Face Value = $2,000 Current price = $1,850 Time Period = 120 Days Option B:- Face Value…

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