A ten-year floating-rate note (FRN) has coupons referenced to 3-month pound LIBOR, and pays coupon interest quarterly. Assume that the current 3-month LIBOR is 4.5 percent. If the risk premium above LIBOR that the issuer must pay is 1/8 percent, the next period's coupon payment on a 1,000 face value FRN will be

Multiple Choice

• 50.00.

• 47.50.

• 41.25.

• 45.00.

• 42.50.