A bank expects to raise $20 million in new money if it pays a deposit rate of 7%, $60 million in new money if it pays a deposit rate of 7.5%, $100 million in new money if it pays a deposit rate of 8%, and $120 in new money if it pays a deposit rate of 8.5%. The bank expects to earn 9.5% on all money that it receives in new deposits. What deposit rate should the bank offer on its deposits, if it uses the marginal cost method of determining deposits rates?

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