Chapter1: Making Economics Decisions
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![(1) Explain the uncovered interest parity
condition. (2) Suppose that you have $1 to
invest. You have two investment options: one
is to buy 1-year U.S. bonds that offer a market
interest rate of 8% per year, and the other is
to buy 1-year Japanese bonds that pay 12%
interest per year. Assume that you decide to
buy the Japanese bonds with $1. This time
you don't enter into a forward contract to
protect your investment from possible
fluctuations in the exchange rate. Today's
exchange rate is ¥100: $1, and the expected
future exchange rate that will prevail one year
from today is ¥98: $1. (You can answer this
question step by step as follows.) O Calculate
the proceeds from investing in the U.S. bonds
for one year. ® Calculate the proceeds from
investing in the Japanese bonds for one year.
® Convert the yen-denominated proceeds
into dollars using the future exchange rate
one year later.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F5b9ac49a-d0af-45ed-bb9e-af9c97f59cfd%2F9de502b5-f2cc-4ebe-b804-875c4bb40e44%2Fn4syltp_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:(1) Explain the uncovered interest parity
condition. (2) Suppose that you have $1 to
invest. You have two investment options: one
is to buy 1-year U.S. bonds that offer a market
interest rate of 8% per year, and the other is
to buy 1-year Japanese bonds that pay 12%
interest per year. Assume that you decide to
buy the Japanese bonds with $1. This time
you don't enter into a forward contract to
protect your investment from possible
fluctuations in the exchange rate. Today's
exchange rate is ¥100: $1, and the expected
future exchange rate that will prevail one year
from today is ¥98: $1. (You can answer this
question step by step as follows.) O Calculate
the proceeds from investing in the U.S. bonds
for one year. ® Calculate the proceeds from
investing in the Japanese bonds for one year.
® Convert the yen-denominated proceeds
into dollars using the future exchange rate
one year later.
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