Bond equivalent and discount yields

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The treasurer of a large corporation wants to invest $33 million in excess short-term cash in a particular money market investment. The prospectus quotes the instrument at a true yield of 4.21 percent; that is, the EAR for this investment is 4.21 percent. However, the treasurer wants to know the money market yield on this instrument to make it comparable to the T-bills and CDs she has already bought. If the term of the instrument is 91 days, what are the bond equivalent and discount yields on this investment?

a. Bond Equivalent Yield _%

b. Discount Yield _%

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