The government is paying 10% in interest.
What interest on Treasury bills?
The interest on Treasury bills compares the interest earned by the investor to the face value of the T-bill, in other words, it is determined as the interest(i.e. face value-purchase price) divided by the face value.
From an investor's perspective, I mean the person buy purchasing the T-bill, his rate of return is the interest divided by the amount invested, which is the purchase price.
Interest=face value-purchase price
face value=$1,000
purchase price=$900
interest=$1000-$900
interest=$100
government's interest rate=interest/face value
government's interest rate=$100/$1000
government's interest rate=10%
In other words, the government by a way of issuing the bills is paying interest of 10% to the lenders
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