XYZ Corporation exchanges Japanese yen(JPY) into US dollars. They exchange50,000,000 JPY into USD. The exchangerate between the Japanese yen (JPY) andthe US dollar (USD) is 1 JPY = 0.0082USD. However, XYZ Corporation incurs acurrency exchange fee of 1.5% on thetransaction. How much will XYZCorporation receive in US dollars afterdeducting the currency exchange fee?

JPY to be exchanged = 50,000,000 JPYCurrent exchange rate : 1 JPY = 0.0082 USDCurrency exchange fee…

Answered: XYZ Corporation exchanges Japanese yen…

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