1. Exchange rates (S28.1) Look at Table 28.1.

a. How many Turkish lira do you get for your dollar?

b. What is the three-month forward rate for the lira?

c. Is the lira at a forward discount or premium on the dollar?

d. Use the one-year forward rate to calculate the annual percentage discount or premium on the lira.

e. If the one-year interest rate on dollars is 2% annually compounded, what do you think is the one-year interest rate on the lira?

f. According to the expectations theory, what is the expected spot rate for the lira in three months’ time?

g. According to purchasing power parity theory, what then is the expected difference in the three-month rate of price inflation in the United States and Turkey?