Exhibit 21 -Refer to Exhibit 21

question 14

Multiple Choice

Exhibit 21.3
Use the Information Below for the Following Problem(S)
As a relationship officer for a money-center commercial bank, one of your corporate accounts has just approached you about a one-year loan for $3,000,000. The customer would pay a quarterly interest expense based on the prevailing level of LIBOR at the beginning of each quarter. As is the bank's convention on all such loans, the amount of the interest payment would then be paid at the end of the quarterly cycle when the new rate for the next cycle is determined. You observe the following LIBOR yield curve in the cash market:
$\begin{array}{ll}90 \text {-day LIBOR } & 4.70 \% \\180 \text {-day LIBOR } & 4.85 \% \\\text { 270-day LIBOR } & 5.10 \% \\\text { 360-day LIBOR } & 5.40 \%\end{array}$
-Refer to Exhibit 21.3.What is the implied 90-day forward rate at the beginning of the third quarter?

• A) 5.10%
• B) 5.47%
• C) 4.70%
• D) 4.85%
• E) None of the above

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Definitions:

Concrete Operational

A stage in Piaget’s theory of cognitive development, ranging from about 7 to 11 years of age, where children gain a better understanding of mental operations and can think logically about concrete events.

Sensorimotor

The sensorimotor stage is a phase of development in which infants learn about the world through their sensory experiences and motor activities.

Formal Operational

A stage in Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development, typically starting around age 12, where individuals develop the ability to think abstractly and critically.

Schaie's Perspective

Refers to the theoretical framework proposed by K.Warner Schaie regarding the sequential stages of cognitive development throughout the adult lifespan.