Principles of Corporate Finance (Mcgraw-hill/Irwin Series in Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate)
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ISBN: 9781259144387
Author: Richard A Brealey, Stewart C Myers, Franklin Allen
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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To determine: The missing figures.
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Currency exchange rates and Eurocurrency interest rates are as follows:
Current Canadian dollar (C$) spot rate
One-year Canadian dollar (C$) forward rate
One-year Canadian dollar (C$) interest rate
$0.6352/C$
$0.6050/C$
11.0%
One-year U.S. interest rate
9.0%
Examine whether there exists an arbitrage opportunity. Devise an arbitrage strategy. Describe
the transactions and calculate the arbitrage profits. Note that you may borrow $635,200
worth of any currency that you are free to invest in any currency.
TIPS FOR READING AN EXCHANGE RATE CHART: Read down the chart. For example, in column 1 it says the US Dollar is equal to each of the currencies below it. Therefore $1 = .76 £ or $1 = .89 €.
Exchange Rate Table for Month 1
US Dollar
$1 =
British Pound
1 £ =
Chinese Yuan
1 Y =
Japanese Yen
1 ¥ =
Euro
1€
US Dollar
---
1.32
.16
.0088
1.13
British Pound
.76
---
.12
.0067
.85
Chinese Yuan
6.37
8.46
---
.056
7.21
Japanese Yen
113.04
149.55
17.75
---
127.55
Euro
.89
1.17
.14
.0078
---
Exchange Rate Table for Month 2
US Dollar
$1 =
British Pound
1 £ =
Chinese Yuan
1 Y =
Japanese Yen
1 ¥ =
Euro
1€
US Dollar
---
1.40
.20
.0080
1.17
British Pound
.70
---
.11
.0065
.89
Chinese Yuan
6.20
8.72
---
.062
7.59
Japanese Yen
116.24
146.89
16.32
---
117.2
Euro
.92
1.11
.15
.0078
---
An American family goes on vacation…
TIPS FOR READING AN EXCHANGE RATE CHART: Read down the chart. For example, in column 1 it says the US Dollar is equal to each of the currencies below it. Therefore $1 = .76 £ or $1 = .89 €.
Exchange Rate Table for Month 1
US Dollar
$1 =
British Pound
1 £ =
Chinese Yuan
1 Y =
Japanese Yen
1 ¥ =
Euro
1€
US Dollar
---
1.32
.16
.0088
1.13
British Pound
.76
---
.12
.0067
.85
Chinese Yuan
6.37
8.46
---
.056
7.21
Japanese Yen
113.04
149.55
17.75
---
127.55
Euro
.89
1.17
.14
.0078
---
Exchange Rate Table for Month 2
US Dollar
$1 =
British Pound
1 £ =
Chinese Yuan
1 Y =
Japanese Yen
1 ¥ =
Euro
1€
US Dollar
---
1.40
.20
.0080
1.17
British Pound
.70
---
.11
.0065
.89
Chinese Yuan
6.20
8.72
---
.062
7.59
Japanese Yen
116.24
146.89
16.32
---
117.2
Euro
.92
1.11
.15
.0078
---
A currency depreciates (or gets…
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