Cathay Pacific Airways (Hong Kong). Cathay Pacific Airways, headquartered in Hong Kong, needs HK$200,000,000 for one year
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Cathay Pacific Airways (Hong Kong). Cathay Pacific Airways, headquartered in Hong Kong, needs HK$200,000,000 for one year to finance working capital. The airline has two alternatives for borrowing:
a. Borrow HK$200,000,000 from a major bank in Hong Kong at 5.4550% per annum.
b. Borrow €20,000,000 in London at 5.0550%
and exchange these euros at a present rate of HK10.0000/€ for Hong Kong dollars.
At what ending exchange rate would Cathay Pacific Airways be indifferent between borrowing euros and borrowing Hong Kong dollar?
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ISBN: 9781292270081
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Authors: David Eiteman, Arthur Stonehill, Michael Moffett
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