Conchita’s Dilemma. Conchita Marquez is a famous Mexican entrepreneur with a multi-million-dollar business dealing in copper. In 1994, she decided to take up residence in Switzerland as part of her longterm retirement plans, which included transferring all her wealth. In November 1994, Conchita held a portfolio of USD 450 million and CHF 200 million in Swiss banks, in addition to accounts in Mexico holding MXN 950 million. Using the exchange rate table, answer the following:

a. What is the value of Conchita’s portfolio as measured in Mexican pesos?

b. What is the value of Conchita’s portfolio as measured in Swiss francs?

c. What is the value of Conchita’s portfolio as measured in U.S. dollars?

d. Which currency demonstrated the greatest fluctuation in total value over the six dates?

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7.00 Mexican Peso Against U.S. Dollar (Nov. 1994-Jan. 1995) 6.00 5.00 4.00 3.00 2.00 1.00 0.00 11/03/1994 11/07/1994 11/09/1994 11/11/1994 11/15/1994 11/17/1994 11/21/1994 11/23/1994 11/25/1994 11/29/1994 01/01/1994 12/05/1994 12/07/1994 12/09/1994 12/13/1994 12/15/1994 12/19/1994 12/21/1994 12/23/1994 12/27/1994 12/29/1994 01/02/1995 01/04/1995 Exchange Rates 9661/90/10. 01/10/1995 01/12/1995 01/16/1995 01/18/1995 01/20/1995 01/24/1995 01/26/1995 01/30/1995 Nov 3, 1993 Nov 3, 1994 Dec 5, 1994 Dec 16, 1994 Dec 30, 1994 Jan 30, 1995 Mexican peso per U.S. dollar 3.1500 3.4330 3.4430 3.464 5.000 6.3000 Mexican peso per Swiss franc 2.1040 2.7070 2.5960 2.5980 3.8200 4.9740 U.S. dollar per Swiss franc 0.6679 0.7880 0.7540 0.7500 0.7640 0.7890