Question

Company X wants to borrow $10,000,000 floating for 5 years. Company Y wants to borrow $10,000,000 fixed for 5 years. Their external borrowing opportunities are; Fixed-Rate Floating-Rate Borrowing Cost Borrowing CostCompany X10% LIBOR Company Y12% LIBOR + 1.5% Design a mutually beneficial interest only swap for X and Y with a notational principal of $10 million by having appropriate values for;A = Company X's external borrowing rateB = Company Y's payment to X (rate)C = Company X's payment to Y (rate)D = Company Y's external borrowing rate

Answer 1

Answer:

The answer is:

10% fixed rate = Company X's external borrowing (rate);

11.8% fixed rate = Company Y's payment to X (rate);

LIBOR + 1.5% = Company X's payment to Y (rate);

LIBOR + 1.5% = Company Y's external borrowing rate.

Explanation:

First, X will borrow at 10% fixed and Y will borrow at LIBOR + 1.5% floating; both at notational principal of $10 million.

Then; they will enter into a interest swap where:

- X will pay to the swap the interest rate of Libor +1.5% and receive from the swap the fixed interest rate of 11.8%. Thus, X interest income and interest expenses will be: Borrowed at fixed 10% and payment at Libor+1.5% to the swap; Receipt of 11.8% from the Swap=> Net effect: X borrowed at LIBOR - 0.3% ( saving of 0.3%).

- Y will pay to the swap the fixed interest rate 11.8% and receive from the swap LIBOR +1.5%. Thus, Y interest income and interest expenses will be: Borrowed at LIBOR +1.5 and payment 11.8% fixed to the swap; Receipt of Libor + 1.5% from Bthe Swap=> Net effect: Y borrowed at 11.8% fixed ( saving of 0.2%).