Question

First National Bank is planning to raise $30 million through an offering of negotiable CDs. The current rate for similar CDs is 5.5%. Noninterest cost rate for CDs is 0.25 percent. First National pays a deposit insurance premium of 0.0023 per dollar of insured deposits. Due to other immediate cash needs, only $25 million will be fully invested. What is the effective cost rate of borrowing in the CD market?

A) 6.9%

B) 7.2%

C) 6.0%

D) 5.5%

E) None of the above.

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