The Bensington Glass Company entered into a loan agreement with the​ firm's bank to finance the​ firm's working capital. The loan called for a floating rate that was 27 basis points ​(0.27​percent) over an index based on LIBOR. In​ addition, the loan adjusted weekly based on the closing value of the index for the previous week and had a maximum annual rate of 2.17 percent and a minimum of 1.73 percent. Calculate the rate of interest for weeks 2 through 10.     Date LIBOR Week 1 1.92​% Week 2 1.61​% Week 3 1.47​% Week 4 1.36​% Week 5 1.58​% Week 6 1.63​% Week 7 1.75​% Week 8 1.86​% Week 9 1.85​% The rate of interest for week 3 is enter your response here​%

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​(Floating-rate loans)  The Bensington Glass Company entered into a loan agreement with the​ firm's bank to finance the​ firm's working capital. The loan called for a floating rate that was 27 basis points
​(0.27​percent) over an index based on LIBOR. In​ addition, the loan adjusted weekly based on the closing value of the index for the previous week and had a maximum annual rate of 2.17 percent and a minimum of 1.73 percent. Calculate the rate of interest for weeks 2 through 10.
 
 
Date
LIBOR
Week 1
1.92​%
Week 2
1.61​%
Week 3
1.47​%
Week 4
1.36​%
Week 5
1.58​%
Week 6
1.63​%
Week 7
1.75​%
Week 8
1.86​%
Week 9
1.85​%

The rate of interest for week 3 is enter your response here​%._________​(Round to two decimal​ places.) 

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