Compensating balance versus discount loan Weathers Catering Supply, Inc, needs to borrow $153,000 for 6 months. Stato Bank has offered to lend the funds at an annual rate of 9.1% sut to a 9.9% compensating balance. (Note: Weathers currently maintains 50 on deposit in State Bank.) Frost Finance Co. has offered to lend the funds at an annual rate of 9.15 with discount-laan torms. The principal of both loans would be payable at maturity as a single sum. a. Calcilale the etsective annual rate of inderest on each loan b. What could Weathers do that would reduce the effective annual rate on the State Bark loan? a. State Bank's semi-annual rate is of (Round to two decimal places.) State Bank's effective annual rate is is (Round to two decima places) Frost Finance's cemi-annual rale is 4. (Reound fo two decinal places ) Frost Finance's fflective annual rate is %. (Round to two deciral places) b. What could Weathers do that would reduce the effective arnual rale on the State Bark loar? would be lowered." is the above thatement true of tesen? (Eelect trom the drop-dewn menu) Compensating balance versus discount loan. Weathers Catering Supply, inc., needs to borrow 5153,000 for 6 months. State Bank has offered to lend the funds at an annual rote of 9 . the subject to a 9.9% compensating balance. (Note: Weathers currenty maintains 50 on deposit in State Bank.) Frost Finance Co. has offered to lend the funds at an arnual rate of 9.15 with dscount loan torms. The princpal of both loans would be psyable at maturity as a singlo sum. a. Calcilate the eHective annual rate of interest on each loan. b. What could Weathers do that would recuce the etlective annual rite on the State Bank loan? a. State Baniks semi-annual rate is 4. (Round to two decimal places.) State Banks elfective annual rate is % (Round to two decimal places.) Frost Financo's sem-annual rate is 4. (Round to two decinal places) Frost Finance's elfective annual rate is is. (Round to twa decintal places.) b. What could Weathers do that would recice the effective arenual rate on the State Bark loan? "if Weathers became a regular cussomer of State Bank and kept its nocmal dopotits at the bank, then the addtionsil deponit required for me compenseng balance wouls be reduced and the cost would be iowered." Is the above statement trito or talse? (Select from the drop-down menu)