Question

Freeman corp., a large corporation, plans to issue 45-day commercial paper with a par value of $3,000,000. freeman expects to sell the commercial paper for $2,980,000. what is freeman's annualized cost of borrowing?

Answer 1

Answer:

The annualized cost of borrowing is 5.42%

Explanation:

The cost of borrowing is the finance charge which is the dollar amount of the loan that cost the person. Lenders usually charge what is referred to as the simple interest.

The formula to compute the same is as:

Principal  x rate x time = Interest

where

Principal amount is $3,000,000

Rate is not known

Time is 45 days, So time is number of days borrowed divided by number of days in a year

Time = 45 / 365 days

Time = 0.123

Interest = Par value - Selling Value

Interest = $3,000,000 - $2,980,000

Interest = $20,000

Putting the value above:

Rate = Interest / Principal  x Time

Rate = $20,000 / $3,000,000 x  0.123

Rate = $20,000 / $369,000

Rate = 5.42%