Suppose the investor financed the building with a $100 million down payment in yen and a yen loan for the remaining amount accumulating interest at the rate of 3% per annum. since this is a zero-coupon loan, the interest on it (along with the principal) is not due and payable until the building is sold. how much has the investor lost in yen terms? in dollar terms?

Biochemical corp. requires $600,000 in financing over the next three years. the firm can borrow the funds for three years at 10.80 percent interest per year. the ceo decides to do a forecast and predicts that if she utilizes short-term financing instead, she will pay 7.50 percent interest in the first year, 12.15 percent interest in the second year, and 8.25 percent interest in the third year. assume interest is paid in full at the end of each year. a)determine the total interest cost under each plan. a) long term fixed rate: b) short term fixed rate: b) which plan is less costly? a) long term fixed rate plan b) short term variable rate plan