Test bank chapter 1 Introduction


new exchange rate =

Test bank chapter 1 Introduction

.0002991[(1 + .05)/(1 + .90)]


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new exchange rate = $0.0002991[(1 + .05)/(1 + .90)]

= $.0001652/KHR;

or KHR1/$.0001653 = KHR6053.27/$
23. If the expected inflation rate is 4% and the real required return is 5%, what is the nominal interest rate?

A. 1%


* B. 9%

C. 6%


D. 5%

E. 11%
Solution: Use Equation (5-7): nominal rate = real rate + inflation rate.



Nominal rate = 5% + 4% = 9%
Use the following information to answer the next three questions.

Assume the following: you have $10,000 to invest; the current spot rate of British pounds is $1.800; the 90-day forward rate of the pound is $1.780; the annual interest rate in the US is 4%; the annual interest rate in the UK is 6%.


24. Where would you invest your $10,000 to maximize your yield with no foreign exchange risk?

* A. in the United States

B. in the United Kingdom

C. cannot tell

D. does not make any difference

E. in Germany



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