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 26 basis points ​(0.26 ​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 2.16 percent and a minimum of 1.79 percent. Calculate the rate of interest for weeks 2 through 10.     Date LIBOR Week 1 1.98​% Week 2 1.59​% Week 3 1.52​% Week 4 1.32​% Week 5 1.65​% Week 6 1.67​% Week 7 1.71​% Week 8 1.86​% Week 9 1.88​%

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(Related to Checkpoint​ 9.1)  ​(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
26
basis points
​(0.26
​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
2.16
percent and a minimum of
1.79
percent. Calculate the rate of interest for weeks 2 through 10.
 
 
Date
LIBOR
Week 1
1.98​%
Week 2
1.59​%
Week 3
1.52​%
Week 4
1.32​%
Week 5
1.65​%
Week 6
1.67​%
Week 7
1.71​%
Week 8
1.86​%
Week 9
1.88​%
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The rate of interest for week 2 is
nothing​%.
​(Round to two decimal​ places.)
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