Swaps Consider two firms, Yakwanza plc and Yamwisho plc. Yakwanza plc has a better credit rating and
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Swaps Consider two firms, Yakwanza plc and Yamwisho plc. Yakwanza plc has a better credit rating and can borrow cheaper than Yamwisho plc in both fixed- and floating-rate markets. Specifically, Yakwanza plc pays 8%
fixed and LIBOR plus 1% floating. Yamwisho plc pays 12% fixed and LIBOR plus 2% floating. If Yakwanza plc prefers to borrow floating and Yamwisho plc prefers to borrow fixed, determine the spread differential that they will split if they do a swap with each other.
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Fundamentals Of Corporate Finance
ISBN: 9780077178239
3rd Edition
Authors: David Hillier, Iain Clacher, Stephen A. Ross
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