Aswap bank proposes the following interest only swap: y will pay the swap bank annual payments on $10,000,000 with a fixed rate of rate of 9.90 percent. in exchange the swap bank will pay to company y interest payments on $10,000,000 at libor − 0.15 percent; what is the value of this swap to company y? a) company y will save 5 basis points per year on $10,000,000 = $5,000 per year. b) company y will only break even on the deal. c) company y will save 45 basis points per year on $10,000,000 = $45,000 per year. d) company y will save 15 basis points per year on $10,000,000 = $15,000 per year.

You are an employee of an u.s. firm that produces personal computers in thailand and then exports them to the united states and other countries for sale. the personal computers were originally produced in thailand to take advantage of relatively low labor costs and a skilled workforce. other possible locations considered at that time were malaysia and hong kong. the u.s. government decides to impose punitive 100% ad valorem tariffs on imports of computers from thailand to punish the country for administrative trade barriers that restrict u.s. exports to thailand. how do you think your firm should respond? what does this tell you about the use of targeted trade barriers?

Vintage fun reproduces oldminusfashioned style roller skates and skateboards. the annual production and sales of roller skates is 950 units, while 1,750 skateboards are produced and sold. the company has traditionally used direct labor hours to allocate its overhead to products. roller skates require 2.5 direct labor hours per unit, while skateboards require 1.25 direct labor hours per unit. the total estimated overhead for the period is $114,300. the company is looking at the possibility of changing to an activityminusbased costing system for its products. if the company used an activityminusbased costing system, it would have the following three activity cost pools: the overhead cost per skateboard using the traditional costing system would be closest to: a. $9.31. b. $65.31. c. $25.05. your answer is not correct.d.

What is the state tax rate for a resident of arizona whose annual taxable income is $18,000?