Company X Wants to Borrow $10,000,000 Floating for 5 Years;

question 32

Multiple Choice

Company X wants to borrow $10,000,000 floating for 5 years; company Y wants to borrow $10,000,000 fixed for 5 years. Their external borrowing opportunities are shown below: A swap bank proposes the following interest only swap: X will pay the swap bank annual payments on $10,000,000 with the coupon rate of LIBOR - 0.15%; in exchange the swap bank will pay to company X interest payments on $10,000,000 at a fixed rate of 9.90%. What is the value of this swap to company X?

• A)Company X will lose money on the deal.
• B)Company X will save 25 basis points per year on $10,000,000 = $25,000 per year.
• C)Company X will only break even on the deal.
• D)Company X will save 5 basis points per year on $10,000,000 = $5,000 per year.

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