Investments
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ISBN: 9781259277177
Author: Zvi Bodie Professor, Alex Kane, Alan J. Marcus Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 2, Problem 8PS
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To calculate: The expected selling price for a 6-month Maturity Treasury bill.
Introduction:
Treasury Note: It is a type of security issued by the Government which consists of fixed interest rate. A treasury note gets matured between the period one to 10 years.
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