The date is January 14, 2019. Muhammad can buy T-bill A with a face value of $43,000 maturing on March 8, 2019 for $42,623.49 or he can pay $4,757.69 for T-bill B with a face value of $5,000 maturing on July 26, 2019. True or false: T-bill A has a lower discount rate than T-bill B. (Use the daycount convention ACT/360 for both.) Select one: O True O False Certainty OC=1 (Unsure: <67%) OC=2 (Mid: > 67%) OC-3 ( Quite sure: >80%)

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The date is January 14, 2019. Muhammad can buy T-bill A with a face value of $43,000 maturing on March 8, 2019
for $42,623.49 or he can pay $4,757.69 for T-bill B with a face value of $5,000 maturing on July 26, 2019. True or
false: T-bill A has a lower discount rate than T-bill B. (Use the daycount convention ACT/360 for both.)
Select one:
True
False
Certainty OC=1 (Unsure: <67%) OC=2 (Mid: >67%) OC=3 (Quite sure: >80%)
Transcribed Image Text:The date is January 14, 2019. Muhammad can buy T-bill A with a face value of $43,000 maturing on March 8, 2019 for $42,623.49 or he can pay $4,757.69 for T-bill B with a face value of $5,000 maturing on July 26, 2019. True or false: T-bill A has a lower discount rate than T-bill B. (Use the daycount convention ACT/360 for both.) Select one: True False Certainty OC=1 (Unsure: <67%) OC=2 (Mid: >67%) OC=3 (Quite sure: >80%)
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Given,
  Tbill A Tbill B
Purchase Date 14 January 2019 14 January 2019
Maturity Date 08 March 2019 26 July 2019
Face Value  $               43,000.00  $                 5,000.00
Tbill Current Price  $               42,623.49  $                 4,757.69
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