An investor bids a discount rate of 2.14% for $100 million (face value) in 91-day U.S. Treasury bills. The stop-out (or market-clearing) discount rate at the auction turnsout to be 2.16%.Calculate the investor's purchase price for the T-bills.

The investor sells the T-bills to agovernment securities dealer 21 days later at the dealer's bid discount rate at that time of 2.10% for 70- day T-bills.Calculate the sale price for the T-bills. Calculate the investor's annualized rate of return for the 21-day holding period, stated as: (a) a bond-equivalent yield (add-on rate for a 365-day year), and (b) a semiannual bond basis (annual percentage rate for a periodicity of two).Remember that T-bills are quoted on a 360-day discount rate basis.

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