Corporate Finance (The Mcgraw-hill/Irwin Series in Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate)
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ISBN: 9780077861759
Author: Stephen A. Ross Franco Modigliani Professor of Financial Economics Professor, Randolph W Westerfield Robert R. Dockson Deans Chair in Bus. Admin., Jeffrey Jaffe, Bradford D Jordan Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 31, Problem 1QP
Using Exchange Rates Take a look back at Figure 3 1.1 to answer the following questions:
- a. If you have $100, how many euros can you get?
- b. How much is one euro worth in dollars?
- c. If you have 5 million euros, how many dollars do you have?
- d. Which is worth more, a New Zealand dollar or a Singapore dollar?
- e. Which is worth more, a Mexican peso or a Chilean peso?
- f. How many Mexican pesos can you get for a euro? What do you call this rate?
- g. Per unit, what is the most valuable currency of those listed? The least valuable?
Figure 3 1.1 Exchange Rate Quotations
Exchange Rates: New York Closing Snapshot for Friday, November 28, 2014
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