ABC Corp. agreed with the bank a P5,000,000 loan to be credited to ABC on May 1, 2022. The prevailing interest rate on Jan. 31 was 7% but they also entered into a forward rate agreement (FRA) 3-12 to set the interest of the future loan at 8%. The actual interest rate on May 1 was 10%. How much is the interest expense of ABC for the whole term of the loan

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 On Jan. 31, 2022, ABC Corp. agreed with the bank a P5,000,000 loan to be credited to ABC on May 1, 2022. The prevailing interest rate on Jan. 31 was 7% but they also entered into a forward rate agreement (FRA) 3-12 to set the interest of the future loan at 8%. The actual interest rate on May 1 was 10%. How much is the interest expense of ABC for the whole term of the loan?

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