The Acme Insurance Company purchased a 5-year bond whose interestrate floats with LIBOR. Specifically, the interest rate in a given year isequal to LIBOR plus 200 basis points. At the same time the insurancecompany purchases this bond, it enters into a floor agreement with theBear Stearns in which the notional amount is Ҏ35 million with a strikeprice of 6%. The premium Acme Insurance Company agrees to pay BearStearns each year is Ҏ300,000.
a) Suppose at the time that it is necessary to determinewhether a payment must be made by Bear Stearns, LIBORis 9%. How much must Bear Stearns pay to Acme InsuranceCompany?b) Suppose at the time that it is necessary to determinewhether a payment must be made by Bear Stearns, LIBORis 3%. How much Bear Stearns pay to Acme InsuranceCompany?
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