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Question - The banks of Australian and Canadian companies that purchase electronic tools from HighTech provides letters of credit and are required to conduct payment within 180 days after the goods have been shipped to them. Therefore, the banks issue bankers acceptances to HighTech's bank. There are currently two bankers acceptances that HighTech can request his bank to discount: Bankers acceptance one is from Canada. It's maturity value is $1,500,000 and it will mature in 45 days. The bankers acceptance commission is 1.35% and the market rate is 1.50%. The other bankers acceptance is from Australia. It's maturity value is $3000,000 and it will mature in 120 days. The bankers acceptance commission is 0.95% and the market rate is 1.25%. The CEO mentions that HighTech's pays an average of 1.1% on existing loans. He requires information of whether it is viable to discount any of the bankers acceptances or not. Calculate the bond equivalent rate that HighTech will receive for each of the bonds when they are discounted and compare it to the average cost of HighTech's debt to determine whether any of the bankers acceptances should be discounted.