2- Assume that the export price of a Toyota Corolla from Osaka, Japan is ¥4,200,000. The exchange rate is ¥109.60/$. The forecast rate of inflation in the United States is 2.5% per year and is 1.5% per year in Japan. Use this data to answer the following questions on exchange rate pass- through. a. What was the export price for the Corolla at the beginning of the year expressed in the U.S. Dollars? b. Assuming purchasing power parity holds, what should the exchange rate be at the end of the year? c. Assuming a 65% pass-through of the exchange rate, what will be the dollar price of a Corolla at the end of the year?

Suppose the annual rate of inflation in Taiwan is 6.66%, and the annual rate of inflation in Mexico is 5.99%. If the Mexican peso depreciates relative to the Taiwan dollar by 4% in real terms, then which of the following would be correct? a, Nominal exchange rate appreciation by 4.825%. b. Nominal exchange rate depreciation by 3.393%. c. Nominal exchange rate appreciation by 3.512%. d. Nominal exchange rate depreciation by 4.603%. e. There is no change in the nominal exchange rate.

In June 2010, an investor is considering investing in bank deposits in Korea and Japan. Theannual interest rate on Korean deposits is 6.25%, versus 3.75% on deposits in Japan. Supposethat the forward rate (for June 2011) in June 2010 is equal to F(won/yen) = 8.2. In June 2010, theexpected exchange rate is 8.2 won/¥. For the remainder of this question, use the linearapproximations for uncovered and covered interest rate parity. The spot exchange rate in June2010 is E(won/yen) = 8 a. Does covered interest parity hold in this example?b. Does uncovered interest parity hold in this example?c. Suppose the exchange rate in June 2011 is equal to 7.472 won per yen. Calculate theinvestor’s actual return, assuming that he invests in Japanese deposits in June 2010.How do these answers compare with those from (b)?d. Consider two investors: one uses speculation and the other uses hedging. Based on yourprevious answers, which one earned a higher return (or smaller loss) on Japanese assetsbetween June…

3. Trading in foreign exchange What are spot rates and forward rates? Purple Whale Foodstuffs Inc., a U.S. company, produces and exports industrial machinery overseas. It recently made a sale to a Japanese manufacturing firm for ¥625 million, but the Japanese firm has 60 days before it must make the payment to Purple Whale Foodstuffs Inc. The spot exchange rate is ¥128.75 per dollar, and the 60-day forward rate is ¥133.45 per dollar. Is the yen selling at a premium or at a discount in the forward market relative to the U.S. dollar? The yen is trading at a discount in the forward market. In the forward market, the yen is trading at a premium. If the customer pays Purple Whale Foodstuffs Inc. the ¥625 million today, how much will Purple Whale Foodstuffs Inc. receive in dollars? O $4.85 million $5.34 million $5.09 million O $5.58 million Assuming that the forward market is correct and the spot exchange rate in 60 days will equal the 60-day forward exchange rate today, Purple Whale…