Question: Fixed Borrowing Rate Cost Floating Rate Borrowing Cost company X 10% LIBOR company Y 12% LIBOR + 1% Following proposals by SWAP bank, Company X:

Fixed Borrowing Rate Cost Floating Rate Borrowing Cost
company X 10% LIBOR
company Y 12% LIBOR + 1%

Following proposals by SWAP bank,

  • Company X:
    • X prefers to pay LIBOR.
    • X will pay the annual payments on $10,000,000 with the rate of 10%.
    • X will pay the swap bank annual payments on $10,000,000 with the rate of LIBOR 0.15%.
    • SWAP bank will pay to X interest payments on $10,000,000 at a fixed rate of 9.9%.
  • Company Y:
    • Y prefers to pay 12%.
    • Y will pay the annual payments on $10,000,000 with the rate of LIBOR+ 1%.
    • Y will pay the swap bank annual payments on $10,000,000 with the rate of 10.3%.
    • SWAP bank will pay to Y interest payments on $10,000,000 at a fixed rate of LIBOR 0.15%.

 Fixed Borrowing Rate Cost Floating Rate Borrowing Cost company X 10%1)

Using the information given, please find the value of this SWAP to the SWAP Bank.

a.

$55,000

b.

None of the above

c.

$40,000

d.

$5,000

2)

Using the information given, please find the value of this SWAP to company Y.

a.

$5,000

b.

$40,000

c.

None of the above

d.

$55,000

3)

Using the information given, please find the value of this SWAP to company X.

a.

$5,000

b.

None of the above

c.

$55,000

d.

$40,000

10% LIBOR -0.15% LIBOR 0.15% SWAP Bank 9.9% 10.3% LIBOR+1% 10% LIBOR -0.15% LIBOR 0.15% SWAP Bank 9.9% 10.3% LIBOR+1%

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