Company A can issue floating-rate debt at LIBOR 1% and can issue fixed rate debt at 9%. Company B can issue floating-rate debt at LIBOR 1.5% and can issue fixed-rate debt at 9.4%. Suppose A issues floating-rate debt and B issues fixed-rate debt, after which they engage in the following swap: A will make a fixed 7.95% payment to B, and B will make a floating-rate payment equal to LIBOR to A. What are the resulting combined interest savings of A and B as a result of the swap

4. suppose that pollution in a neighborhood comes from two factories, with marginal benefit curves given by mb1 = 12 – p1 and mb2 = 8 – p2. the level of pollution in the neighborhood is given by p = p1 + p2. the government wants to limit pollution by instituting a pollution-rights market. the government’s desired level of p is 10, so it prints 10 pollution rights and offers them for sale to the firms.a)find the equilibrium selling price of a pollution right, as well as the allocation of rights (and hence pollution levels) across the two factories. b)repeat part (a) for the case where the government’s desired level of pollution equals 14. c)comment on the usefulness of a pollution rights market in achieving efficient levels of pollution abatement.

Boone brothers remodels homes and replaces windows. ace builders constructs new homes. if boone brothers considers expanding into new home construction, it should evaluate the expansion project using which one of the following as the required return for the project?

Select the correct answer. which is a benefit of planning for your future career? a.being less prepared after high school. b.having higher tuition in college. c.earning college credits in high school. d.ruining your chances of having a successful career.