Zee Ltd has a 3 million dollar floating rate loan which is re-set every six months. The company wants to protect itself against a rising interest rate in the next six months. It purchases a 3% 6 v/s 12 Forward Rate Agreement ( FRA ) on a notional amount of 3 million dollar. At the start date of the FRA, the market interest rate on floating rate debt is 3.5 % per annum. (i) Calculate the interest payable by Zee Ltd to the providers of finance at the end of month 12. (ii) Calculate the actual interest cost of the loan and justify your answer

Zee Ltd has a 3 million dollar floating rate loan which is re-set every six months. The company wants to protect itself against a rising interest rate in the next six months. It purchases a 3% 6 v/s 12 Forward Rate Agreement ( FRA ) on a notional amount of 3 million dollar. At the start date of the FRA, the market interest rate on floating rate debt is 3.5 % per annum. (i) Calculate the interest payable by Zee Ltd to the providers of finance at the end of month 12. (ii) Calculate the actual interest cost of the loan and justify your answer

EBK CONTEMPORARY FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

14th Edition

ISBN:9781337514835

Author:MOYER

Publisher:MOYER

Chapter16: Working Capital Policy And Short-term Financing

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 24P

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