-The Bank of Canada Announced a Treasury Bill Auction with

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Multiple Choice

$\begin{array}{rrr}\text { Bidder } & \text { Price Bid } & \text { Quantity Bid (billion) } \\\text { A } & \$ 9,380 & \$ 19 \\\text { B } & \$ 9,410 & \$ 15 \\\text { C } & \$ 9,440 & \$ 13 \\\text { D } & \$ 9,460 & \$ 10 \\\text { E } & \$ 9,490 & \$ 9 \\\text { F } & \$ 9,510 & \$ 6\end{array}$
-The Bank of Canada announced a Treasury bill auction with $50 billion available. In addition, noncompetitive bids totaled $12 billion. What was the cut-off yield?

• A) $9,410
• B) $9,440
• C) $9,460
• D) $9,490
• E) $9,510

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