Question: A special purpose vehicle borrows from a commercial bank based on a floating rate of LIBOR+1.5% with semiannual resets. Given the following LIBOR rate

A special purpose vehicle borrows from a commercial bank based on a 

A special purpose vehicle borrows from a commercial bank based on a floating rate of LIBOR+1.5% with semiannual resets. Given the following LIBOR rate forecasts, design a hypothetical interest rate swap agreement with a swap counterparty that could hedge the project company's interest rate risk, calculate the project company's net interest costs for the following LIBOR rates and comment on the results. Semiannual Periods 1 2 1.5% 1.7% LIBOR 3 4 1.9% 2.1% 5 6 7 2.3% 2.5% 2.5% 8 3.0%

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