Assume Company L Wants to Pay a Floating Rate and Company

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Essay

Assume company L wants to pay a floating rate and company N wants to pay a fixed rate.Company L is quoted 11% fixed-rate financing or a floating rate of LIBOR + 0.3%.In contrast, company N is quoted a fixed-rate financing at 14% and a floating rate financing at LIBOR + 0.75%.Calculate the net savings (%)to both parties if a swap is entered into between L and N if N pays L 12.0% and L pays N LIBOR.

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Definitions:

Downstream Firms

Companies positioned at the end stages of supply chains, engaging in the processing or selling of final products to customers.

Market Power

The ability of a company or entity to influence the price and output levels in the market.

Double-Markup Problem

A situation in vertical supply chains wherein two or more successive stages (like wholesalers and retailers) mark up the prices of goods, potentially leading to excessively high retail prices.

Vertical Relationships

The interactions and connections between different levels of a supply chain, such as manufacturers and distributors.