Casablanca Furniture wishes to establish a prearranged borrowing agreement with a local commercial bank. The bank's terms

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Casablanca Furniture wishes to establish a prearranged borrowing agreement with a local commercial bank. The bank's terms for a line of credit are 3.30 percent over the prime rate, and each year the borrowing must be reduced to zero for a 30-day period. For an equivalent revolving credit agreement, the rate is 2.80 percent over prime with a commitment fee of 0.50 percent on the average unused balance. With both loans, the required compensating balance is equal to 20 percent of the amount borrowed. (Note: Casablanca currently maintains US$0 on deposit at the bank.) The prime rate is currently 8 percent. Both agreements have US$4 million borrowing limits. The firm expects on average to borrow US$2 million during the year no matter which loan agreement it decides to use.

a. What is the effective annual rate under the line of credit?

b. What is the effective annual rate under the revolving credit agreement? (Hint: Compute the ratio of the U.S. dollars that the firm will pay in interest and commitment fees to the U.S. dollars that the firm will effectively have use of.)

c. If the firm does expect to borrow an average of half the amount available, which arrangement would you recommend for the borrower? Explain why.

Line of Credit
A line of credit (LOC) is a preset borrowing limit that can be used at any time. The borrower can take money out as needed until the limit is reached, and as money is repaid, it can be borrowed again in the case of an open line of credit. A LOC is...
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Principles of Managerial Finance

ISBN: 978-1408271582

Arab World Edition

Authors: Lawrence J. Gitman, Chad J. Zutter, Wajeeh Elali, Amer Al Roubaix

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