Foundations Of Finance
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To determine: Spot exchange rate for Country S franc to Country U dollar.
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An Australian firm asks the bank for an AS/SFr quote because it received SFr and wants to change it to A$. A bank is quoting the following exchange rates against the US dollar for the Swiss franc and the Australian dollar:
SFr/US$ = 1.4950-60
AS/USS = 1.5245-50
Calculate the cross ask rate for the A$/SFR by identifying the correct formula in the attached formula sheet.
One of the following answers will be correct:
a. 1.0201
b. 1.0213
c. 0.9813
d. 0.9803
Show your workings in the space provided as well as the correct answer.
For example write your answer as follows in the space provided below: Spot ask rate (AS/SFR) = 1.4670/1.3980 = 1.0494
Suppose a U.S. firm purchases some Chinese handicrafts. The china costs 1,000 Chinese yuan. At the exchange rate of $1.00 = 6.2 yuan, the dollar price of the goods is:
Your foreign exchange trader in the United States has quoted the following rates for the Swiss Francs spot, 1-month, 3-month, and 6 month:
$0.5965/72
50/61
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242/267
a. If/you wished to buy 1,000,000 3-month Swiss Francs, how much would you pay in dollars?
b. If you wanted to buy 1,000,000 6-month dollars, how much would you pay in Swiss Francs?
.C.
In New York, three month treasury bills yield 11% per annum, Using ask quotes only for simplicity, calculate the yields on Swiss three-month bills.
Chapter 16 Solutions
Foundations Of Finance
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