Mikhail Khodorkovsky was one of the infamous Russian oligarchs, accumulating billions of dollars in wealth in the
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Mikhail Khodorkovsky was one of the infamous Russian oligarchs, accumulating billions of dollars in wealth in the mid-1990s with the fall of the Soviet Union. But in 2003 he had been imprisoned by the Russian state for a decade for tax evasion. Upon his release from prison in 2013 he had taken up residence in Switzerland - with most of his money.
In November 2014 Mikhail held a portfolio of USD 200 million and CHF 150 million in Swiss banks, in addition to accounts in Russia still holding RUB 1.2 billion. Using the exchange rate table, answer the following:
a. What is the value of Mikhail's portfolio as measured in Russian rubles?
b. What is the value of Mikhail's portfolio as measured in Swiss francs?
c. What is the value of Mikhail's portfolio as measured in U.S. dollars?
Exchange RateThe value of one currency for the purpose of conversion to another. Exchange Rate means on any day, for purposes of determining the Dollar Equivalent of any currency other than Dollars, the rate at which such currency may be exchanged into Dollars... Portfolio
A portfolio is a grouping of financial assets such as stocks, bonds, commodities, currencies and cash equivalents, as well as their fund counterparts, including mutual, exchange-traded and closed funds. A portfolio can also consist of non-publicly...
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Multinational Business Finance
ISBN: 978-0133879872
14th edition
Authors: David K. Eiteman, Arthur I. Stonehill, Michael H. Moffett