A Queens-based exporter borrows $15 million for four years to fund expansion CAPX. The risk is that interest rates rise & debt service increases. To hedge against rising rates, a four year interest rate cap is purchased. The reference rate is six month Libor, the premium is 190 basis points & the strike price is 4.50%. If 1Y rates rise to 6.25% during the first period, what is the net cost to the company for the period?

The third program provides families with $50 in food stamps each week, redeemable for both perishable and nonperishable food. the fourth policy instead provides a family with a box of nonperishable foods each week, worth $50. use two graphs to illustrate that a family may be indifferent between the two programs, but will never prefer the $50 box of nonperishable foods over the $50 in food stamps. state your answer and use a consumer choice model for perishable food and nonperishable food to graphically justify your choice.