The Canadian Firm Wants to Borrow in Euros and the }

question 24

Multiple Choice

$\begin{array}{lcc} &\text { Canadian interest rate }&\text {french interest rate }\\& \text { on CS loans } & \text { on euro loans } \\\text { Canadian firm } & 5 \% & 5.5 \% \mathrm{a} \\\text { Freneh firm } & 6 \% & 5.5 \%\end{array}$
The Canadian firm wants to borrow in euros and the French firm wants to borrow in Canadian dollars.
-What will be the annual GROSS interest payment of firm A to the swap bank? (where "GROSS" means that it does not take into account the payment made by the swap bank to firm A on the loan that firm A made to the swap bank)

• A) £66,000
• B) £76,000
• C) $72,000
• D) $216,000

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Definitions:

Realized Gains

Profits earned from the sale of assets or investments when they are actually sold, as opposed to when they increase in value on paper.

Amortized Cost

The initial measurement of a financial asset or liability, adjusted for repayments of principal, accumulation of interest, and any loss in value.

Interest Income

Interest income is the revenue earned from deposit accounts or investments through the lending of money or the use of capital.