Question: Solve the following problems (No need to show process, just results and answer to the question) 4) Morning Star Air, headquartered in Kunming, China, needs

Solve the following problems (No need to show process, just results and answer to the question)

4) Morning Star Air, headquartered in Kunming, China, needs US$29,000,000 for one year to finance working capital. The airline has two alternatives for borrowing:

a. Borrow US$29,000,000 in Eurodollars in London at 7.25% per annum

b. Borrow HK$231,509,900 in Hong Kong at 7.00% per annum, and exchange these Hong Kong dollars at the present exchange rate of HK$7.9831/US$ for U.S. dollars.

At what ending exchange rate would Morning Star Air be indifferent between borrowing U.S. dollars and borrowing Hong Kong dollars?

5) Westminster Insurance Company plans to sell $2,200,000 of eurocommercial paper with a 75-day maturity and discounted to yield 4.90% per annum. What will be the immediate proceeds to Westminster Insurance? Assume a 360-day year.

6) Petrol Ibrico, a European gas company, is borrowing $650,000,000 via a syndicated eurocredit for six years at 100 basis points over LIBOR. LIBOR for the loan will be reset every six months. The funds will be provided by a syndicate of eight leading investment bankers, which will charge up-front fees totaling 1.2% of the principal amount. What is the effective interest cost for the first year if the annual LIBOR is 4.30% during the first six months and 4.50% during the second six months.

7) Assume Nikken Microsystems has sold Internet servers to Telecom Espaa for 691,000. Payment is due in four months and will be made with a trade acceptance from Telecom Espaa Acceptance. The acceptance fee is 1.2% per annum of the face amount of the note. This acceptance will be sold at a 3.7% per annum discount. What is the annualized percentageall-in-cost in euros of this method of trade financing? (NOTE: Assume a 360-day year.)

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