Company A can borrow money at a fixed rate of 7.5 percent or a variable rate set at prime plus 0.5 percent

Interest rate swaps: I. benefit either the buyer or the seller, but not both. II. are often used in conjunction with a currency swap. III. are commonly used in business. IV. can be used to change the index which determines the variable rate on a firm's debt.    A.  I and III only B.  II and IV only C.  II, III, and IV only D.  I, III, and IV only E.  I, II, III, and IV Refer to section 23.5

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Which one of the following methods of setting prices would reduce the transactions exposure for both the buyer and seller of a swap contract?    A.  setting a permanent price at which a commodity will be traded B.  setting the price at the minimum spot price during a given period of time C.  setting the price equal to the spot price on the delivery date D.  using the average market price over a given period of time E.  setting the contract price equal to some percentage, less than 100 percent, of the market price on any given day Refer to section 23.5

32.	A swap dealer in the U.S.:    A.  acts solely as a seller of swap contracts. B.  matches buyers to sellers. C.  only deals if its book is matched. D.  is frequently a commercial bank. E.  trades electronically via NASDAQ. Refer to section 23.5

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Company A can borrow money at a fixed rate of 7.5 percent or a variable rate set at prime plus 0.5 percent. Company B can borrow money at a variable rate of prime plus 1 percent or a fixed rate of 7 percent. Company A prefers a fixed rate and company B prefers a variable rate. Given this information, which one of the following statements is correct?    A.  Company A can swap with B and pay a fixed rate of 7.25 percent. B.  If Company A swaps with B, Company A could pay a fixed rate of 6.5 percent. C.  If Company B swaps with A, Company B must pay a fixed rate of 8 percent. D.  Company B can swap with A such that Company B pays the variable prime rate. E.  There are no terms under which both Company A and Company B can swap interest rates and both realize a profit. Refer to section 23.5