4. Currently, the spot exchange rate is so.85/A$ and the one-year forward exchange rate is $0.81/AS. One-year interest is 3.5% in the United States and 4.2% in Australia. You may borrow up to $1,000,000 or A$1,176,471, which is equivalent to $1,000,000 at the current spot rate. a. Determine if IRP is holding between Australia and the United States. b. If IRP is not holding, explain in detail how you would realize certain profit in U.S. dollar terms. c. Explain how IRP will be restored as a result of arbitrage transactions you carry out above.

4. Currently, the spot exchange rate is so.85/A$ and the one-year forward exchange rate is $0.81/AS. One-year interest is 3.5% in the United States and 4.2% in Australia. You may borrow up to $1,000,000 or A$1,176,471, which is equivalent to $1,000,000 at the current spot rate. a. Determine if IRP is holding between Australia and the United States. b. If IRP is not holding, explain in detail how you would realize certain profit in U.S. dollar terms. c. Explain how IRP will be restored as a result of arbitrage transactions you carry out above.

Managerial Economics: Applications, Strategies and Tactics (MindTap Course List)

14th Edition

ISBN:9781305506381

Author:James R. McGuigan, R. Charles Moyer, Frederick H.deB. Harris

Publisher:James R. McGuigan, R. Charles Moyer, Frederick H.deB. Harris

Chapter6: Managing In The Global Economy

Section: Chapter Questions

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