Interest Rate of Borrowing $2,000,000
November 15th, 2022
A firm needs to borrow $2,000,000 for the next year to finance working capital. It¿s bank as proposed a combination of loan products as follows: 1) $750,000 from a line of credit at 12%; $600,000 at 9% collateralized by inventory; and 3) the remainder at 7% with a second mortgage on the factory building. If the firm accepts the bank¿s proposal, what would be the overall interest rate?
Interest on a variable rate $1,000 bond was $65.00 last year and will be $67.50 this year. What is the interest rate changed in basis points?