USE THE INFORMATION BELOW FOR THE FOLLOWING PROBLEM(S)

question 95

Multiple Choice

USE THE INFORMATION BELOW FOR THE FOLLOWING PROBLEM(S)
The WallMal Company has entered into a four-year interest rate swap, with semiannual settlement, to pay a fixed rate of 8 percent per year and receive six-month LIBOR. The notional principal is $50,000,000.
-Refer to Exhibit 15.159 Assume that one year later the fixed rate on a new three-year receive fixed pay floating LIBOR swap has risen to 9 percent per year. Settlement is on a semiannual basis. Calculate the market value of the FRN based on $100 face value.

• A) $97.42
• B) $100.00
• C) $92.56
• D) $99.63
• E) $75.77

Define and identify predatory pricing behavior and its implications.

Recognize important U.S. antitrust laws and their significance.

Evaluate the strategic legal behaviors of firms facing antitrust charges.

Analyze the implications of monopoly in market dynamics and profit maximization.

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