Interest rate swap The following questions are based on the case provided below Able Inc. and Baker Inc. face the following borrowing costs in the fixed and floating rate markets: Each firm desires the rate other than that for which it has comparative advantage. A dealer stands ready to enter into a swap as either a fixed-rate payer or floating-rate receiver (or vice versa). The dealer will pay a fixed 11.22% against LIBOR or receive 11.30% against LIBOR. Assume that each firm borrows in the market in which it has comparative advantage and enters into a swap agreement. Analyze the potential gains from swapping for all parties under the following headlines: a. What does the swap dealer earn? b. Obtain the effective loan rate for Able. List all loans Able deals with. c. By how much is Baker better-off from the swap agreement? d. What is the overall benefit of the three parties: Able, Baker and the Dealer