Suppose your company imports computer motherboards from Singapore. The exchange rate is given in Figure 20.1. You

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Suppose your company imports computer motherboards from Singapore. The exchange rate is given in Figure 20.1. You have just placed an order for 30,000 motherboards at a cost to you of 124.60 Singapore dollars each. You will pay for the shipment when it arrives in 90 days. You can sell the motherboards for $98 each. Calculate your profit if the exchange rate goes up or down by 10 percent over the next 90 days. What is the break-even exchange rate? What percentage rise or fall does this represent in terms of the Singapore dollar versus the U.S. dollar?

Currency USD equiv per US dollar USD equiv Currency per US dollar Americas Americas Argentina peso 0.0251 39.823 Europe Brazil real 0.2649 3.7756 Bulgaria lev 0.57958 1.725 Canada dollar 0.7517 1.3303 Croatia kuna 0.1526 6.554 Chile peso 0.001515 660.2 Czech Rep. koruna 0.04423 22.607 Ecuador US dollar 1 1 Denmark

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