International Business: Competing in the Global Marketplace
International Business: Competing in the Global Marketplace
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ISBN: 9781259578113
Author: Charles W. L. Hill Dr, G. Tomas M. Hult
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 10, Problem 1CTD
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To determine: The spot exchange rate one-year from at present.

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Two parties enter into an agreement to buy one currency against selling another currency at a predetermined price on a spot date. Here, the exchange rate wherein the transaction is done is termed as Spot exchange rate.

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SK Country’s interest rate on government securities with one-year maturity is 4% and expected inflation rate of this country is 2%. The U Country’s interest rate on government securities is 7% and expected inflation rate is 5%. The spot exchange rate for SK Country is $1 = W 1,200.

The formula to compute the spot exchange rate one-year from at present using International Fisher effect (IFE) is as follows:

S1S2S2×100=i$i2

Here,

S1 refers to the spot exchange rate at the beginning of the period,

S2 refers to the spot exchange rate at the end of the period,

i$ refers to the nominal interest rate of U Country,

i2 refers to the nominal interest rate of another Country.

Compute the spot exchange rate one-year from at present:

Note 1: As per the IFE, the exchange rate would change in an equal amount, but in an opposite direction towards the variance in nominal interest rates. Therefore, the nominal interest will be 3% (7%4%) relative to the SK Country’s currency.

Note 2: The S1 is the spot exchange rate at the beginning of the period of U Country and S2 is the spot exchange rate at the end of the period of SK Country.

S1S2S2×100=i$iW1,200S2S2×100=710041001,200S21=0.070.041,200S2=0.03+11,200S2=1.031,2001.03=S21,165.04=S2

Hence, the spot exchange rate one-year from at present is W1,165.04.

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