Assume that a bank has quoted the Swiss Franc $1.07, the Australian Dollar at $0.75, and the quoted cross exchange rate of CHF/AUD is 1 Franc= 1.48 Australian Dollars. Mia currently has $800,000 and wants to capitalize on a possible arbitrage opportunity. Assume that the bid/ask is

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Assume that a bank has quoted the Swiss Franc at
$1.07, the Australian Dollar at $0.75, and the
quoted cross exchange rate of CHF/AUD is 1
Franc= 1.48 Australian Dollars. Mia currently has
$800,000 and wants to capitalize on a possible
arbitrage opportunity. Assume that the bid/ask is
the same in this problem.
1) Does an arbitrage opportunity exist?
2) If an arbitrage opportunity exists, calculate
Mia's gain/loss. Show all supporting work.
Make sure to show all work! If you are using
Google Sheets or Excel, please either attach
your file to the problem or e-mail/share it. If
you write your answers out by hand, make sure
to take a picture and attach it (or e-mail it).
Transcribed Image Text:Assume that a bank has quoted the Swiss Franc at $1.07, the Australian Dollar at $0.75, and the quoted cross exchange rate of CHF/AUD is 1 Franc= 1.48 Australian Dollars. Mia currently has $800,000 and wants to capitalize on a possible arbitrage opportunity. Assume that the bid/ask is the same in this problem. 1) Does an arbitrage opportunity exist? 2) If an arbitrage opportunity exists, calculate Mia's gain/loss. Show all supporting work. Make sure to show all work! If you are using Google Sheets or Excel, please either attach your file to the problem or e-mail/share it. If you write your answers out by hand, make sure to take a picture and attach it (or e-mail it).
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