Exhibit 23.7 Use the Information Below for the Following Problem(S)

Multiple Choice

Exhibit 23.7
Use the Information Below for the Following Problem(S)
The WallMal Company has entered into a 4-year interest rate swap, with semiannual settlement, to pay a fixed rate of 8% per year and receive 6-month LIBOR. The notional principal is $50,000,000.
-Refer to Exhibit 23.7.Assuming that one year after the swap was initiated the fixed rate on a new 3-year receive fixed pay floating LIBOR swap has fallen to 7% per year,calculate the market value of the 8% fixed rate bond based on $100 face value.Settlement is on a semiannual basis.

A) $102.66
B) $100.00
C) $95.56
D) $89.63
E) $70.77