Smith Brothers Has a Floating-Rate Loan Based on the LIBOR

question 13

Multiple Choice

Smith Brothers has a floating-rate loan based on the LIBOR rate. The Three Sisters has a floating-rate loan based on the Treasury bill. The Smith Brothers would prefer a loan based on the T-bill and the Three Sisters would prefer a loan based on LIBOR, but neither have been able to obtain the loan they prefer. These two firms would most likely benefit if they entered a(n) :

• A) Forward contract on the dollar-pound exchange rate.
• B) Commodity swap.
• C) Exchange rate swap.
• D) Interest rate swap.
• E) Futures contract on the dollar-pound exchange rate.

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