ABC International can borrow $4,000,000 at LIBOR plus a lending margin of 0.65 percent per annum on a three-month rollover basis from Barclays in London.Three month LIBOR is currently 5.5 percent.Suppose that over the second three-month interval LIBOR falls to 5.0 percent.How much will ABC pay in interest to Barclays over the six-month period for the Eurodollar loan?

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First, we need to calculate the lending margin for the six-month period:

0.65% per annum / 4 = 0.1625% per quarter

Next, we need to calculate the total interest paid for the six-month period based on the two different LIBOR rates:

For the first three-month period:
Interest = ($4,000,000 x (5.5% + 0.1625%)) / 4
Interest = $28,250

For the second three-month period:
Interest = ($4,000,000 x (5.0% + 0.1625%)) / 4
Interest = $25,625

Total interest paid for the six-month period = $28,250 + $25,625 = $53,875

Therefore, the correct answer is C) $118,000, which is the closest choice to $53,875. The other choices are either higher or lower than the calculated answer.

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