An advantage of a over other interest rate swaps is that the fixed-rate payer has the flexibility to avoid exchanging future interest payments.

Suppose rebecca needs a dog sitter so that she can travel to her sister’s wedding. rebecca values dog sitting for the weekend at $200. susan is willing to dog sit for rebecca so long as she receives at least $175. rebecca and susan agree on a price of $185. suppose the government imposes a tax of $30 on dog sitting. the tax has made rebecca and susan worse off by a total of