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A bank is quoting the following exchange rates against the dollar for the Swiss franc and the Australian dollar:
SFr/$ = 1.4970 − 80
A$/$ = 1.6237 − 47
An Australian firm asks the bank for an SFr/A$ quote. What cross-rate would the bank quote? (Round your answers to 4 decimal places.)
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