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Pasquini Investments (Pasquini) is a private brokerage looking for 30-day financing of $25 million of its accounts payable but is unsure whether the appropriate investment is a term repurchase agreement (repo) or a term reverse repo agreement. Pasquini is willing to post AAA-rated government bonds as collateral. The bonds have a face value of $27 million and a market value of $25 million. The firm is quoted a rate of 0.5% for the transaction. Which of the following choices most accurately reflects the contract type and the repurchase price needed by Pasquini?
A
Repo $27,011,250
B
Reverse Repo $25,010,417