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The time from acceptance to maturity on a $10,000,000 banker’s acceptance (B/A) is 90 days. The...

The time from acceptance to maturity on a $10,000,000 banker’s acceptance (B/A) is 90 days. The importer’s bank’s acceptance commission is 0.5 percent and the market rate for a 90-day B/A is 6.5 percent.

How much will the exporter receive if he holds the B/A to maturity? Use a 360 day-count convention, similar to the formulas provided for chapter 20 calculations. Show your workings and the correct answer in the space provided below.

One of the following answers will be correct:

a. $9,987,500

b. $9,987,671

c. $9,825,000

d. $9,827,397

Homework Answers

Answer #1

Solution:-

To Calculate the amount the exporter receive if he holds the B/A to maturity-

Amount = Banker's Acceptance * [1 - (Commission * )]

Amount = $1,00,00,000 * [1 - (0.005 * ]

Amount = $1,00,00,000 * [1 - 0.00125]

Amount = $1,00,00,000 * 0.99875

Amount = $99,87,500.

he exporter receive if he holds the B/A to maturity is $99,87,500.

The Correct Answer is point A i.e. $99,87,500.

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