Your Firm Has Just Issued Five-Year Floating-Rate Notes Indexed to Six-Month

question 46

Multiple Choice

Your firm has just issued five-year floating-rate notes indexed to six-month U.S. dollar LIBOR plus 1/4 percent. What is the amount of the first coupon payment your firm will pay per U.S. $1,000 of face value, if six-month LIBOR is currently 7.2 percent?

• A)$36.00
• B)$37.25
• C)$74.50
• D)None of the above

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