a) Indirect dollar quotes for yen and pound are 100.2468-3579 and 1.3579-654, respectively. What is the indirect yen for pound cross rate? b) Direct euro quotes for pound and Swiss franc are 1.2468-579 and 0.9876-13. What is the direct franc for pound cross rate? c) Dollar is priced at 100.2468-3579 in Tokyo. Pound is priced at 1.1111-357 in New York. What is the direct yen for pound cross rate?

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