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

question 46

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: Design a mutually beneficial interest only swap for X and Y with a notational principal of $10 million by having appropriate values for A = Company X's external borrowing rate
B = Company Y's payment to X (rate)
C = Company X's payment to Y (rate)
D = Company Y's external borrowing rate

• A)Option A
• B)Option B
• C)Option C
• D)Option D

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Definitions:

Taxable Income

The portion of an individual's or organization's income that is subject to taxation by governing authorities.

Horizontal Equity

Horizontal equity is a principle in taxation that dictates that individuals with similar income and assets should pay the same amount in taxes.

Vertical Equity

A principle in taxation that individuals with a higher ability to pay should contribute more taxes.

Progressivity

Refers to a tax system in which the tax rate increases as the taxable amount increases.