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The discount yield of a 3-month T-bill with a face value of $1,000 is 5%

Finance Oct 30, 2020

The discount yield of a 3-month T-bill with a face value of $1,000 is 5%. What is its price?

Question 1 options:

 

$987.36

 

$989.52

 

$992.73

 

$995.81

Expert Solution

Computation of Price of Bond using PV Function in Excel:

=-pv(rate,nper,pmt,fv)

Here,

PV = Price of Bond = ?

Rate = 5%/12 = 0.416667% compounded monthly

Nper = 3 months

PMT = 0

FV = $1,000

Substituting the values in formula:

=-pv(0.416667%,3,0,1000)

PV or Price of Bond = $987.60

 

So, price of bond is $987.60 which is nearest to $987.36 So, the correct option is 1st "$987.36".

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