D Question 6 (Covered Interest Rate Parity) You are facing the following exchange rates and interest rates. Spot rate (¥/$) 180-day forward rate (¥/$) 102 148 180-day U.S. dollar interest rate 8.5% 180-day Japanese yen interest rate 3.2% If you can borrow $1,000,000 or the equivalent amount of yen, and you can profit from the covered interest arbitrage, then your profit is $ (Please keep two decimal places

D Question 6 (Covered Interest Rate Parity) You are facing the following exchange rates and interest rates. Spot rate (¥/$) 180-day forward rate (¥/$) 102 148 180-day U.S. dollar interest rate 8.5% 180-day Japanese yen interest rate 3.2% If you can borrow $1,000,000 or the equivalent amount of yen, and you can profit from the covered interest arbitrage, then your profit is $ (Please keep two decimal places

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Compare alternatives A and B with the present worth method if the MARR is 14% per year. Which one would you recommend? Assume repeatability and a study period of 16 years. Capital Investment Operating Costs The PW of Alternative A is $ - 108236. (Round to the nearest dollar.) The PW of Alternative B is $ -95429. (Round to the nearest dollar.) Alternative B should be selected. A $55,000 $6,000 at end of year 1 and increasing by $600 per year thereafter $6,000 every 4 years 16 years $12,000 if just overhauled Overhaul Costs Life Salvage Value Click the icon to view the interest and annuity table for discrete compounding when the MARR is 14% per year. B $15,000 $12,000 at end of year 1 and increasing by $1,200 per year thereafter None 8 years negligible D
Changes in Forward Premiums Assume that the Japanese yen’s forward rate currently exhibits a premium of 6 percent and that interest rate parity exists. If U.S. interest rates decrease, how must this premium change to maintain interest rate parity? Why might we expect the premium to change?
Question 2 Suppose that you are working for ANZ Bank as a foreign exchange trader and are currently exploring the opportunity of engaging a cover interest arbitrage possibility. You can invest New Zealand Dollar (NZD) 10,000 or British pound (GBP) 10,000. You faced the following exchange rate and interest rate quotes. Sport rate (NZD/GBP) One-year forward rate (NZD/GBP) One-year New Zealand 2.7450-2.7550 2.6450-2.6550 Interest rate 7.75%-8.25% One-year British interest Rate 3.75%-4.25% a) Show how to realize Covered interest arbitrage (CIA), assuming you want to realize in term of NZD and determine the arbitrage profit/losses. b) the arbitrage profit/losses. Assume that you want to realize in term of GBP. Show the CIA process and determine
Question 24 Suppose the spot rate is A$1.77/GBP. An Audi can be purchased in Sydney, Australia, for A$30,000 or in London, United Kingdom, for £17,860. The real interest rate is 3.5% p.a. for AUD and 1.5% for GBP, a) Calculate the real exchange rate of Sydney Audi per London Audi Is the real exchange rate consistent with the prediction of the absolute PPP? Explain b) Suppose the real interest parity holds, calculate the expected real exchange rate of per London Audi. Will the change in the real exchange rate lead to an increase in the Australia? Explain. y Audi ports of Edit View Insert Format Tools Table 12pt Paragraph BIU AV2v T²V 2 120 ***
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Consider the following returns: Period United States United Kingdom Exchange Rate 1 10% 5% $3 2 15% -5% 2.5 3 -5% 15% 2.5 4 12% 8% 2 5 6% 10% 1.5 6 2.5 Note that the exchange rate is stated as beginning of period dollars for pounds. What is the average return in each market from the point of view of a US investor and of a UK investor?
Q 6. An Investor has €20000 and faces an interest of 5% in the Euro Zone or he could his Euro for pound sterling at the spot exchange rate and invest in UK market which gives interest of 15% The following are currency exchange rates £1.00=$1.50 and €1.00==$1.20 which makes the spot cross rate €1.25=£1.00 Find out a) the IRP forward rate of £ vs € and b) how much he will earn extra if invested in UK market?
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Question 2 You have the opportunity to store your hard-earned money in a French or a Japanese bank account. The Japanese bank account promises an interest rate of 2% a year. If you deposit 1000 Euro in the French bank account, interests will accrue so that you will have 1105 Euros in two years. Today's exchange rate is 1 Euro to 129.60 Yen. a) What should the 1-year forward exchange rate be for you to be indifferent between the two accounts? Make sure you explain what theories justify your calculations b) If the yearly inflation rate for France is 4%, what do you expect the Japanese inflation to be?
QUESTION 3 (a) KL Co. will be paying USD100,000.00 in 60 days. Assume the following interest rates: U.S. Malaysia 360-day borrowing rate 360-day deposit rate 7% 6% 5% 4% Assume the forward rate of the USD is RM4.20 and the spot rate of the USD is RM4.15. If KL Co. uses a money market hedge, how much will KL Co. be paying in 60 days?
Problem 4: The interest rate in the U.K. is 6% for 90 days, the current spot rate is $2.00/pound and the forward rate is $1.96/pound. If the covered interest parity holds, then the interest rate in the U.S. for 90 days would have to be?

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