Company X Wants to Borrow $10,000,000 Floating for 1 Year;

question 13

Multiple Choice

Company X wants to borrow $10,000,000 floating for 1 year; company Y wants to borrow £5,000,000 fixed for 1 year. The spot exchange rate is $2 = £1 and IRP calculates the one-year forward rate as $2.00 × (1.08) /£1.00 × (1.06) = $2.0377/£1. Their external borrowing opportunities are: A swap bank wants to design a profitable interest-only fixed-for-fixed currency swap. In order for X and Y to be interested, they can face no exchange rate risk What must the values of A and B in the graph shown above be in order for the swap to be of interest to firms X and Y?

• A)A = £7%; B = $9%.
• B)A = $8%; B = £6%.
• C)A = $7%; B = £7%.
• D)A = $8%; B = £8%.

Examine the economic strategies and policies of European powers in their American colonies.

Identify the sociopolitical and economic factors that shaped the identities and cultures of colonial societies.

Understand the impacts of European colonialism on the native populations in terms of land acquisition and religious practices.

Understand the concept of social responsibility and its application in various contexts.

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