The market value of floating-rate debt of $200,000 will:   Multiple Choice   rise by $2,000 with a 1% rise in interest rates.   fall by $2,000 with a 1% fall in interest rates.   remain unchanged with a change in interest rates.   will rise in the short run and fall in the long run with a change in interest rates.

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The market value of floating-rate debt of $200,000 will:

 

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    rise by $2,000 with a 1% rise in interest rates.

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    fall by $2,000 with a 1% fall in interest rates.

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    remain unchanged with a change in interest rates.

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    will rise in the short run and fall in the long run with a change in interest rates.

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Floating Rate debt:

A bond or a debt that carries a floating rate of interest will pay varying coupons in each period, depending on how the interest rates move. 

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