a. What interest rate would make it worthwhile to incur a compensating balance of $26,000 in order to get a 1 percent lower interest rate on a 1 year, pure discount loan of $305,000? (Negative amount should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your final answer to 2 decimal places.) Interest rate b. Is it worth incurring the compensating balance to obtain the lower rate? Yes O No