Exhibit 21 -Refer to Exhibit 21

question 51

Multiple Choice

Exhibit 21.12
Use the Information Below for the Following Problem(S)
Suppose you are a loan officer for a commercial bank and one of your clients has just approached you about a one-year loan for $4,000,000. Interest on the new loan will be paid at the end of each quarter based on the prevailing level of LIBOR at the beginning of each quarter. The LIBOR yield curve in the cash market is as follows:
$\begin{array}{ll}90 \text {-day LIBOR } & 2.70 \% \\180 \text {-day LIBOR } & 2.85 \% \\270 \text {-day LIBOR } & 3.10 \% \\360 \text {-day LIBOR } & 3.40 \%\end{array}$
-Refer to Exhibit 21.12.What is the implied 90-day forward rate at the beginning of the third quarter?

• A) 2.97%
• B) 3.05%
• C) 3.34%
• D) 3.55%
• E) 3.76%

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