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Bills of exchange

Task 1

Corporation A issued a trade bill in the amount of CZK 10,000,000.00 due as at 1st June 2007. Corporation B purchased the bill on 3rd March 2007 at yearly discount rate 7% and on 5th April 2007 it sold the bill at yearly discount rate 6.95%. What yearly interest rate did corporation B implement by means of this transaction?

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Task 2

Company PEIK discounts at Komerční banka /Commercial Bank/ as at 20th April 2007 four bills with various dates of issue, various interest rates and various dates of maturity:

Serial number Date of issue Face value (CZK) Interest rate (% p.a.) Date of maturity
1. 1st February 2007 30 000 2 1st August 2007
2. 15th March 2007 100 000 3 15th July 2007
3. 21st March 2007 40 000 2,5 15th September 2007
4. 7th April 2007 110 000 3,2 1st October 2007

Discount rate of the bank amounts to 7% p.a., commission of the bank amounts to 5 per mille, expenses for each bill CZK 35.00.

  1. Determine total discount value of four bills.
  2. Determine mean date of maturity.
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