1) Assume the following information:

U.S. investors have $1,000,000 to invest:

1-year deposit rate offered on U.S. dollars = 12%

1-year deposit rate offered on Singapore dollars = 10%

1-year forward rate of Singapore dollars = $.412

Spot rate of Singapore dollar = $.400

Interest rate parity doesn't exist. If U.S. investors engage in covered interest arbitrage, what yield will they earn? Do not write any symbol. Express your answers as a percentage. Make sure to round your answers to the nearest 100th percentage point. For example, write 12.89 for 12.89%.

2) The following regression model was estimated to forecast the value of the Malaysian ringgit (MYR):

MYR(t) = a0 + a1INC(t-1) + a2INF(t-1) + mu(t),

where MYR is the quarterly change in the ringgit, INF is the previous quarterly percentage change in the inflation differential, and INC is the previous quarterly percentage change in the income growth differential. Regression results indicate coefficients of a0 = .005; a1 = .4; and a2 = .7. The most recent quarterly percentage change in the inflation differential is -5%, while the most recent quarterly percentage change in the income differential is 3%. Using this information, find the forecast for the percentage change in the ringgit. Do not write any symbol. Express your answers as a percentage. Make sure to round your answers to the nearest 100th percentage point. For example, write 10.34 for10.34% .