Suppose that a bank concerned with interest rates declining enters into a forward rate agreement (FRA) that is designed to ensure it will receive a fixed rate of 8% based on LIBOR on a principal of $50 million for 6 months starting in 1 year. Determine what the payout is (ignoring the present value of the payout) under the following scenarios:

Scenario 1: If one year from now 6-month LIBOR is 6%.

Scenario 2: If one year from now 6-month LIBOR is equal to 8%.

Scenario 3: If one year from now 6-month LIBOR is 11%.

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