you purchase $24,000 in U.S. Treasury Bills with a discount rate of 4.9% for a period of 26 weeks, what is the effective interest rate (as a %)? Round to the nearest hundredth percent. If %

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If you purchase $24,000 in U.S. Treasury Bills with a discount rate of 4.9%
for a period of 26 weeks, what is the effective interest rate (as a %)? Round
to the nearest hundredth percent.
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Transcribed Image Text:If you purchase $24,000 in U.S. Treasury Bills with a discount rate of 4.9% for a period of 26 weeks, what is the effective interest rate (as a %)? Round to the nearest hundredth percent. %
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Principal =$24000, Time, T = 26 weeks = 182 days = 0.505 years

Discount rate = 4.9%

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