If the direct quote for the exchange rate between the US Dollar ($) and Japanese Yen (Y) is written as $20/Y, then what will be the indirect quote written as:   a) 0.05Y/$ b) 0.5Y/$ c) 0.12Y/$ d) 120Y/$

Accel Co. produces a standard tennis racket in the Netherlands and sells it online to consumers in the United States. This racket competes with a tennis racket produced by Malibu Co. in the United States, which is of similar quality and is priced at about $140. Accel has set the price of its tennis racket at 100 euros. Assuming that the euro's exchange rate (during the sales month in question) was $1.60, then the price of Accel's racket to U.S. consumers is $_________ (enter a whole number). Because U.S. consumers could buy a Malibu racket for only $140, Accel only sold about 1,000 rackets to U.S. consumers in that month. Since then, however, the euro's value has weakened; this month, the euro's exchange rate is only $1.20. U.S. consumers can now purchase the Accel tennis racket for $_________(enter a whole number), which is less than that charged for the U.S. Malibu racket. In this month, Accel sold 5,000 rackets. The U.S. demand for this tennis racket is price-elastic (sensitive to…

Due to the integrated nature of their capital markets, investors in both the United States and the U.K. require the same real interest rate, 2.5 percent, on their lending. There is a consensus in capital markets that the annual inflation rate is likely to be 3.5 percent in the United States and 1.5 percent in the U.K. for the next three years. The spot exchange rate is currently $1.50 per £. Required: Compute the nominal interest rate per annum in both the United States and the U.K., assuming that the Fisher effect holds. What is your expected future spot dollar-pound exchange rate in three years from now? Can you infer the forward dollar-pound exchange rate for one-year maturity?

Japan Airline is interested in purchasing new commercial aircraft from us manufacturer Boeing at a price of 89 million dollars per plane. What is the difference in the Yen price between month 1 and month 2? During which month is Japan Airlines more likely to buy more planes? Why? Explain your answer using the numbers from the chart and show your math.

You work for the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) of the U.S. Department of Commerce. Your supervisor gives you the following U.S. International Transactions Accounts for the Year 20XX (figures are in billions of dollars) and wants it reported in a coherent fashion in accordance with accepted conventions: Investment income payments (27.3); Export of goods 80.6; Balance of services 5.1; Capital outflow (44.5); Imports of goods (110.9); Change in Official Reserves 2; Investment income receipts 24.7; Capital inflow 73.6; Net unilateral transfers (3.3). (a) He wants you to compute the balances of trade, current account, capital account and statistical discrepancy. (b) He also wants you to find out (based on your calculation) if the U.S. is a net debtor or a net creditor and  why

A company manufacturers a product in the United States and sells it in England. The unit cost of manu- facturing is $50. The current exchange rate (dollars per pound) is 1.221. The demand function, which indicates how many units the company can sell in England as a function of price (in pounds) is of the power type, with constant 27556759 and exponent 22.4. a. Develop a model for the company’s profit (in dol- lars) as a function of the price it charges (in pounds). Then use a data table to find the profit-maximizing price to the nearest pound. b. If the exchange rate varies from its current value, does the profit-maximizing price increase or decrease? Does the maximum profit increase or decrease?

A foreign exchange trader with a U.S. bank took a speculative long position of £6,000,000 when the GBP/USD was 1.3233. Subsequently, the exchange rate has changed to 1.3342. If the position is closed now, what is the profit/loss arising from that trade? (USD, no cents)

A consumer living in Ithaca, NY buys $1,000 dollars worth of toys from a company that manufactures toys in Tokyo, Japan. If we consider the US Balance of Payments and assume all foreign exchange transactions are between private citizens, this purchase results in                  to net exports and                   to private foreign assets in the US. a) a debit; a credit b) a credit; a debit C) a credit; a credit D) a debit; a debit

Suppose Angola is experiencing an episode of hyperinflation. The currency in Angola is the second kwanza (which is actually the fourth currency called kwanza that has circulated since 1977). The currency code is (AOA).   Select all choices below that are implied by the statement if parity conditions (PPP, IRP, FEP) hold:   Nominal interest rates in Angola will exceed nominal interest rates in countries not experiencing hyperinflation. The value of the AOA is expected to drop to zero. Real interest rates in Angola will fall relative to countries without hyperinflation. The AOA is expected to depreciate against any currencies that are not experiencing hyperinflation.

At the exchange rates of EUR/USD = 1.13757, EUR/GBP = .84029 and GBP/USD= 1.35235 would a triangular arbitrage opportunity be feasible between the U.S., Greece, and Great Britian? If so, how should it be conducted to make a profit?