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7) On may 1,2015 the yen/dollar and euro/dollar exchange rates were ¥120.15 and €0.8929, respectively. What is the euro/yen cross exchange rate?
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- Suppose that yesterday, the U.S. dollar was trading on the foreign exchange market at 0.75 eurosper U.S. dollar and today the U.S. dollar is trading at 0.80 euros per U.S. dollar. Which of the twocurrencies (the U.S. dollar or the euro) has appreciated and which has depreciated today?b) Suppose that the exchange rate for the Mexican peso fell from 15 pesos per U.S. dollar to 10 pesosper U.S. dollar. What is the effect of this change on the quantity of U.S. dollars that people plan tobuy in the foreign exchange market?c) Suppose that the exchange rate rose from 80 yen per U.S. dollar to 90 yen per U.S. dollar. What isthe effect of this change on the quantity of U.S. dollars that people plan to sell in the foreignexchange market?Suppose the U.S.-EU exchange rate is $1.15 per Euro, the U.S. has 5% inflation, and the EU has 10% inflation. Under these conditions the real U.S.-EU exchange rate, rounded to the nearest cent, is approximately: $1.20 per Euro $1.10 per Euro $1.30 per Euro $1.09 per Euro10) Assume the overall US market price for retail chocolate is $7.00 per pound, and in order to attract "Chocoholic Tourists" from Europe, the Hershey company decides to lower its price to $6.00 per pound. Based on the Purchasing Power Parity theory of exchange rates, what will eventually happen the effective price of chocolate for European buyers, assuming the Euro-USD exchange rate starts at 1€ Per $1.00? Using the chart below, determine the exchange rate at which Hershey's effective chocolate prices will match those of the rest of the chocolate market? # of Lbs Chocolate Exchange Exchange Chocolate 200 Effective budget in Rate Euros Rate budget in Price Euro Euro/$ $/Euro $'s Euros will buy 200.00 € 1.00 1.00 $200 33.33 6.00 € 200.00 € 1.05 0.95 $190 31.75 6.30 € 200.00 € 1.10 0.91 $182 30.30 6.60 € 200.00 € 1.15 0.87 $174 28.99 6.90 € 200.00 € 1.20 0.83 $167 27.78 7.20 € 200.00 € 1.25 0.80 $160 26.67 7.50 € 200.00 € 1.30 0.77 $154 25.64 7.80 € 200.00 € 1.35 0.74 $148 24.69 8.10 €
- Suppose that yesterday, the U.S. dollar-Japanese yen exchange rate was $1=¥0.553546. The price of one Japanese yen in terms of a U.S. dollar was ___ . Suppose that today the U.S. dollar-Japanese yen exchange rate falls to $1=¥0.533585 for one dollar. This means that between yesterday and today, the U.S. dollar has ___ against the Japanese yen. The price of a Mexican peso in terms of the U.S. dollar is now ___ .If the exchange rate between the US Dollar ($) and the Euro (E) goes from being $7/E to $6/E, we say that the US Dollar has __________ relative to the Euro. a) appreciated b) arbitraged c) stagnated d) depreciateda) Suppose a computer sells for US$1,200 in the U.S. and for £855 in London. If the exchange rate is £65 per dollar, is there any arbitrage (profit opportunity)? Explain (b) If the Canadian dollar price of one Euro was C$1.30 in 2003 and the exchange rate adjusted to 0.85 Euro per C$ in 2004, did the Canadian dollar appreciate or depreciate against the Euro. Explain.
- The U.S. dollar exchange rate increased from $0.96 Canadian in June 2011 to $1.03 Canadian in June 2012, and it decreased from 81 Japanese yen in June 2011 to 78 yen in June 2012. 1. Did the U.S. dollar appreciate or depreciate against the Canadian dollar? Did the U.S. dollar appreciate or depreciate against the yen? 2. What was the value of the Canadian dollar in terms of U.S. dollars in June 2011 and June 2012? Did the Canadian dollar appreciate or depreciate against the U.S. dollar over the year June 2011 to June 2012? 3. What was the value of 100 yen in terms of U.S. dollars in June 2011 and June 2012? Did the yen appreciate or depreciate against the U.S. dollar over the year June 2011 to June 2012?What is the current (within the last 48 hours) exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and the Chinese Yuan?In the last 4 years, the exchange rate Pound to Euro depreciated (decreased) to an average of 1.13 (from 1.30 before 2016). When citizens from the UK would go on holidays in a Euro zone country (e.g. Spain), would a lower exchange rate of 1.13(Sterling Pound to Euro) instead of an exchange rate of 1.30 (Pound to Euro) be of advantage or disadvantage for British tourists in Europe? Explain.
- Suppose that on June 13, 2019, an ornamental bookcase handmade in Canada is priced at CAD 1,120. The approximate U.S. dollar price of the bookcase would be If the nominal exchange rate for the U.S. dollar-euro falls from $1.3457 to $1.07656 per euro, the euro in value, or relative to the U.S. dollar.i) The UK inflation rate is predicted to be 10% and the Eurozone inflation rate is predicted to be 6%. The current euro per pound exchange rate is €1.20/£1. What is the forecast $/£ rate in one year’s time according to Purchasing Power Parity? Is the euro expected to appreciate or depreciate and by approximately what percentage? (Show your working in full) ii) The euro per pound spot rate is €1.20/£1. The UK interest rate is 4% and the Eurozone interest rate is 6%. Calculate the six-month forward rate using the covered interest parity formula. State if the pound is at a forward discount or at a forward premium. (Show your working in full)Suppose that the US interest rate is 5.4% per annum and the interest rate in Japan is 2.8% per annum. The value of the US dollar in the spot market is ¥74 what must the forward exchange rate be (yen per US dollar) for There to be no risk less profit? (Enter the numerical value only rounding to one decimal place) The forward rate you calculate above will be different and different from the spot rate explain why it cannot be the same