• Yourecentlyapproachedyourbankaboutestablishingacreditlinefacility.Thetermsofferedbyyourbankincludeanominalrateofprime+1.5%(primeiscurrently5%)ontheamountborrowed,acommitmentfeeof25basispointsontheunusedportionofthecreditline,andacompensatingbalanceof10%ontheamountborrowed.
• You decide to establish the line for $75 million. Over the course of a year, you anticipate the average amount borrowed to be $55 million. Your firm keeps no balances at the bank paying fees for all cash management services.
  • Estimatethecostofcreditline.
  • Assumethatthefirmdidhavecashbalancestocovertherequiredcompensatingbalancesresultingfromthecreditlineborrowings.Estimatetheeffectivecostofthecreditline.