A large bank is quoting the following spot exchange rates for number of YEN per USD, number of THB per USD and number of YEN per THB respectively. YEN/USD = 116.91 -- 116.95 THB/USD = 44.30 -- 44.40 YEN/THB = 2.6900 -- 2.7100. You are trader at Axe Capital, a US hedge fund, and your job is to try to find arbitrages in the currency markets. You have 10 mio USD risk capital provided by your fund. Using the 10 mio USD risk capital, how much arbitrage (guaranteed risk-free) profit can you make. If there is no arbitrage possible, enter zero. Give your answer in USD to the nearest USD. Please Do your calculation in excel and do not round anything until the very end.

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