Instruction 8.1: For the Following Problem(s), Consider These Debt Strategies Being Considered

question 38

Multiple Choice

Instruction 8.1:
For the following problem(s) , consider these debt strategies being considered by a corporate borrower. Each is intended to provide $1,000,000 in financing for a three-year period.
∙ Strategy #1: Borrow $1,000,000 for three years at a fixed rate of interest of 7%.
∙ Strategy #2: Borrow $1,000,000 for three years at a floating rate of LIBOR + 2%,
to be reset annually. The current LIBOR rate is 3.50%
∙ Strategy #3: Borrow $1,000,000 for one year at a fixed rate, and then renew the
credit annually. The current one-year rate is 5%.
-Refer to Instruction 8.1.If your firm felt very confident that interest rates would fall or,at worst,remain at current levels,and were very confident about the firm's credit rating for the next 10 years,which strategy (strategies) would you likely choose? (Assume your firm is borrowing money.)

• A)Strategy #3
• B)Strategy #2
• C)Strategy #1
• D)Strategy #1, #2, or #3, you are indifferent among the choices.

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Definitions:

Common Fixed Costs

Common fixed costs refer to expenses that remain constant for a business over a period, regardless of the level of production or sales activity.

Joint Products

Products that are generated together from the same raw materials or production process, where the costs are difficult to allocate to each product individually.

Split-off Point

marks the stage in a production process where multiple products are generated from common inputs, necessitating allocation of costs among the products.

Avoidable Cost

A cost that can be eliminated (in whole or in part) by choosing one alternative over another in a decision. This term is synonymous with relevant cost and differential cost.