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Name:_________________________ ECO 340 820 Money & Banking Homework #3, due Monday, 3/10 1. Consider a $1000 U. S. Treasury Bill with 270 days to maturity. If the yield to maturity is 3.8%, what is the price of the Tbill? What is the discount yield (i.e. yield on a discount basis)? Show your work. 2. Use the bond market to SHOW AND EXPLAIN the impact of the events below on the equilibrium quantity of bonds outstanding and the equilibrium bond price and yield. Be sure to include a graph in each case. a. Expected inflation falls, and the response of bond issuers is larger than the response of bond buyers. b. The development of a web site for bond trading, makes it much easier to buy and sell corporate bonds.

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Name:_________________________ECO 340 820Money & Banking Homework #3, due Monday, 3!01. Consider a $1000 U. S. Treasury Bill with 270 days to maturity.If the yield to maturity is 3.8! what is the"ri#e of the T$ill%&hat is the dis#ount yield 'i.e. yield on a dis#ount $asis(%Show your wor).2.Use the $ond mar)et to S*+& ,-. /012,I- the im"a#t of the e3ents $elow on the e4uili$rium 4uantity of $onds outstandin5 and the e4uili$rium $ond "ri#e and yield.Be sure to in#lude a 5ra"h in ea#h #ase.a. /6"e#ted inflation falls! and the res"onse of $ond issuers is lar5er than the res"onse of $ond $uyers. $. The de3elo"ment of a we$ site for $ond tradin5! ma)es it mu#h easier to $uy and sell #or"orate $onds.3. In the summer of 1778! 8ussia defaulted on its de$t o$li5ations! tri55erin5 a finan#ial "ani# in some emer5in5 mar)ets as "eo"le no lon5er wanted to hold the de$t of these #ountries! "referrin5 less ris)y assets. 'This is )nown as a fli5ht to 4uality.( /6"lain how this e3ent would affe#t 'a( the ris) "remium onris)ier $onds and '$( Treasury yields.9. Consider a muni#i"al and #or"orate $ond with the same ratin5! li4uidity and maturity.a. Su""ose you are in a 2: ta6 $ra#)et! and the muni#i"al $ond yield is :.:.&hat yield on a #or"orate $ond would ma)e you indifferent $etween a ta6a$le $ond and the ta6;free muni#i"al%$. Su""ose you are in a 2: ta6 $ra#)et! and the muni#i"al $ond yield is :.:.If the #or"orate $ond has a yield of 7.:! at what ta6 rate would an in3estor $e indifferent $etween the #or"orate and muni#i"al $ond%2