Omega is a U.S.-based automotive parts supplier. With annual sales of over $26 billion, the company has expanded its markets far beyond the traditional automobile manufacturers in the pursuit of a more diversified sales base. As part of the general diversification effort, the company wishes to diversify the currency of denomination of its debt portfolio as well. Assume Omega enters into a $50 million 7-year cross currency interest rate swap to do just that – pay euro and receive dollars. Current swap and exchange rates are as follow:

Assumptions:

notional principal= $50,000,000

Spot Exchange rate, $/Euro= 1.1225

Swap rates:

US dollar: 7-year bid= 5.86% and 7-year ask=5.89%

Euros: 7-year bid= 4.01% and 7-year ask= 4.05%

a. Calculate all principal and interest payments in both currencies for the life of the swap.b.Assume that three years later Omega decides to unwind the swap agreement. If 4-year fixed rates of interest in euros have now risen to 5.35% and 4-year fixed rate dollars have fallen to 4.40%, and the current spot exchange rate of $1.0460/€, what is the net present value of the swap agreement? Who pays whom what amount?

Answer rating: 100% (QA)

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