Casper Landsten-Thirty Days Later. Casper Landsten once again has $1.1 million (or its Swiss franc equivalent) to invest for three months. He now faces the following rates. Should he enter into a covered interest arbitrage (CIA) investment? Arbitrage funds available Spot exchange rate (SFr/S) 3-month forward rate (SFr/S) U.S. Dollar annual interest rate Swiss franc annual interest rate $ 1,100,000 1.3392 1.3287 4.754 % 3.628 % The CIA profit potential is 2.035 %, which tells Casper Landsten he should borrow U.S. dollars and invest in the lower yielding currency, the Swiss franc, and then sell the Swiss franc principal and interest forward three months locking in a CIA profit. (Round to three decimal places and select from the drop-down menus.) The CIA profit amount is $. (Round to the nearest cent.)

On April 1, 2017, Mendoza Company borrowed 508,000 euros for one year at an interest rate of 5 percent per annum. Mendoza must make its first interest payment on the loan on October 1, 2017 and will make a second interest payment on March 31, 2018 when the loan is repaid. Mendoza prepares U.S.-dollar financial statements and has a December 31 year-end. Prepare all journal entries related to this foreign currency borrowing assuming the following exchange rates for 1 euro:           April 1, 2017 $ 1.10   October 1, 2017   1.20   December 31, 2017   1.24   March 31, 2018   1.28

The treasurer of a major U.S. firm has $38 million to invest for three months. The interest rate in the United States is .55 percent per month. The interest rate in Great Britain is .59 percent per month. The spot exchange rate is £.76, and the three-month forward rate is £77. Ignore transaction costs. a. If the treasurer invested the company's funds in the U.S., how much would the investment be worth after three months? Note: Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer in dollars, not millions of dollars, rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 1,234,567.89. b. If the treasurer invested the company's funds in Great Britain, how much would the investment be worth after three months in U.S. dollars? Note: Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer in dollars, not millions of dollars, rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 1,234,567.89. a. U.S. investment b. Great Britain investment

Annual interest rate on 90-day U.S. asset is 4%, annual interest rate on 90-day UK asset is 8%, and the spot rate is $1=1,000 pound a) If you expect the spot rate to be $1=1075 after three months, where do you invest? b) If you also expect the U.S. interest rate to increase to 5% in 90 days, where do you invest?