Cereal City Instruments will issue commercial paper for a short-term cash inflow. The paper is for 182

Question:

Cereal City Instruments will issue commercial paper for a short-term cash inflow. The paper is for 182 days, has a face value of $50,000, and is anticipated to sell at 94% of par value. Cereal City wants to raise $5,000,000, so what is the cost of this borrowing (annual terms) and how many “papers” will be sold?

Face Value
Face value is a financial term used to describe the nominal or dollar value of a security, as stated by its issuer. For stocks, the face value is the original cost of the stock, as listed on the certificate. For bonds, it is the amount paid to the...