Companies A and B face the following interest rates (adjusted for the differential impact of taxes):
| A | B | |
| US dollars (floating rate) | LIBOR + 5% | LIBOR + 1.0% |
| Canadian dollars (fixed rate) | 5.0% | 6.5% |
Assume that A wants to borrow U.S. dollars at a floating rate of interest and B wants to borrow Canadian dollars at a fixed rate of interest. A financial institution is planning to arrange a swap and requires a 50-basis-point spread. If the swap is equally attractive to A and B, what rates of interest will A and B end up paying?
Explain in detail.
In: Finance
Select True or False depending on whether the corresponding statement is true or false. 1. Let z1 be a z− score that is unknown but identifiable by position and area. If the area to the right of z1 is 0.8413, the value of z1 is 1.0 2. The mean and standard deviation of an exponential random variable are equal to each other. 3. Using the standard normal curve, the z−score representing the 90th percentile is 1.28. 4. A random variable X is normally distributed with a mean of 150 and a variance of 36. Given that X=120, its corresponding z− score is 5.0
In: Statistics and Probability
A rechargeable battery is constructed based on a concentration cell constructed of two Ag/Ag+ half-cells. The volume of each half-cell is 1.8 L and the concentrations of Ag+ in the half-cells are 1.35 M and 1.0×10−3 M .
a) For how long can this battery deliver 2.8 A of current before it goes dead?
b) What mass of silver is plated onto the cathode by running at 3.8 A for 5.7 h ?
c) Upon recharging, how long would it take to redissolve 110 g of silver at a charging current of 10.0 amps?
In: Chemistry
Consider the reaction:
Zn(s) + 2 H+(aq) = Zn2+(aq) + H2(g)
At 25C, calculate:
a) ∆G˚ for the reaction, given that: ∆Gf Zn(s) = 0, ∆Gf(H+) = 0, ∆Gf(H2) = 0, ∆Gf(Zn2+) = -147.1 kj/mol
b) ∆G, when P(h2) = 750 mmHg, [Zn2+ aq] = 0.10 M, [H+] = 1.0 x 10^-4 M
c) The pH when ∆G - -100 kJ, P(h2) = 0.922 atm, [Zn2+] = 0.200 M and the mass of Zn is 155 g.
In: Chemistry
An elementary reaction A to B is reversible and has an equilibrium constant of 10, and a forward rate constant of 1.0 d-1.
a) Plot the concentrations of A and B as a function of time in a batch reactor that initially contains 10-3 M each of A and B. Show the data from the initial condition until the concentrations are both changing at an instantaneous rate of less than 10-5 M per day.
b) Repeat part (a) if the initial concentrations are 2 x 10-3 M of A and no B.
c) What are the molar concentrations of A and B at equilibrium in part (b)?
In: Other
you want to make 100ml of 0.20M acetic acid buffer
with pH=50. you are given a stock of 1.0M acrtic acid and a bottle
of solid sodium acetate sale (MW=82g/mol).
what is the ratio of [A-]/[HA] when your buffer pH is 5.0?
determine the concentration of weak acid and conjugate base in the
buffer.
how many mL of 1.0 acetic acid will you need?
how many grams of sodium acetate will you need?
if you now have add 1mL of 1M NaOH to your buffer, what would be
the resulting pH?
In: Chemistry
What is the barrier to rotation about the C-C bond in ethane?
A. about 1.0 kcal/mol B. about 3.0 kcal/mol
C. about 2.0 kcal/mol D. about 2.5 kcal/mol
Consider the structure of trans-1,4-dimethylcyclohexane. Which statemen is fully correct?
A. Trans methyl groups favor chair and both are equatorial.
B. Trans methyl groups favor chair and both are axial.
C. Trans methyl groups favor twist-boat conformation.
D. Trans methyl groups favor chair and are axial and equatorial.
In: Chemistry
A ballerina does a spin. a) Strating from rest, she accelerates to an angular velocity of 15.7 radians per seconds in 1.2 seconds. she maintains velocity for 1.0 more seconds. How far does she turn in total? Give your answer in number of rotation
b) As she spins she is balanced on an area of her shoe with diameter 3.0cm. Here center of gravvity is located 2.5 feet above the ground and in the equilibrium postion is centered horizontally. How far can she tilt before she will fall over?
In: Physics
Using design theory:
construct a difference aplifier that meets the following design equation: V0=2Vb-4Va. You must use resistor values that range from 200 Ohms - 50k Ohms. The rail voltage must be +- 12V.
Use your design equations to determine the output voltage Vo for the following input cases:
1. Va= 1.0V DC, Vb= 2V DC
2. Va=Vb=1.0 Vpp 1 kHz sinusoidal voltage
3.Va=Vb=3.0 Vpp 1kHz triangular waveform voltage
In: Electrical Engineering
Recall that a float is stored in the following format:
±sign 1.mantissa • 2^exponent?127
where sign is 1 bit, exponent is 8 bits, and mantissa is 23 bits. Write a C function that accepts an int parameter and returns a float represented by the bits in the int. The 32-bit integer is organized as 1-bit sign, 8-bit exponent, 23-bit mantissa. For example, 0x3F800000 represents 1.0 because the sign bit is 0, the exponent is 127, and the mantissa is all 0’s.
It has to be a proper c executable code.Please help.
In: Electrical Engineering