Company A$,$ a lower$-$rated firm, desires a fixed$-$rate loan. Company A presently has access to floating interest rate funds at a margin of $\mathrm{.}012$ over SOFR. In contrast, company B$,$ a higher$-$rated firm, has access to fixed$-$rate funds at $\mathrm{.}105$ and floatingrate funds at SOFR $+\mathrm{.}007.$ Both companies enter into an interest rate swap with Bank C$.$ Based on the swap, Bank C would gain $\mathrm{.}01,$ Firm A would gain $\mathrm{.}025,$ and Firm B would gain $\mathrm{.}025.$ What is the current fixed rate available for Company $A?$

Select one:

a$.\mathrm{.}15$

b$.\mathrm{.}16$

c$.\mathrm{.}17$

d$.\mathrm{.}14$