ABC International Can Borrow $4,000,000 at LIBOR Plus a Lending

question 37

Multiple Choice

ABC International can borrow $4,000,000 at LIBOR plus a lending margin of .65 percent per annum on a three-month rollover basis from Barclays in London. Three month LIBOR is currently 5.5 percent. Suppose that over the second three-month interval LIBOR falls to 5.0 percent. How much will ABC pay in interest to Barclays over the six-month period for the Eurodollar loan?

• A)$50,000
• B)$100,000
• C)$118,000
• D)$120,000

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