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1. In the article, Stronger dollar weighs on profits, the authors note that U.S. multinational companies tend to suffer when the dollar strengthens since it
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In the article, "Stronger dollar weighs on profits," the authors note that U.S. multinational companies tend to suffer when the dollar strengthens since it makes their exports more expensive to overseas buyers and makes their foreign profits smaller when transferred back into the U.S. currency. These observations are examples of the:
| competitive and conversion effects. | ||
| competitive and size effects. | ||
| conversion and size effects. | ||
| size and in-the-money effects. |
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The U.S. dollar is selling at a forward discount when what is taking place?
| The spot exchange rate is JPY120/USD currently and JPY130/USD after 30 days. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The spot exchange rate is JPY120/USD currently and JPY100/USD after 30 days. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The current spot exchange rate is JPY120/USD and the 30-day forward rate is JPY110/USD. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The current spot exchange rate is JPY120/USD and the 30-day forward rate is JPY130/USD. 3. Assume that the yen/dollar exchange rate quoted in Tokyo at 5 p.m. is 120 = $1, and the New York yen/dollar exchange rate at the same time (noon New York time) is 123 = $1. What action should a broker take to yield immediate profit?
4 Find the no-arbitrage cross exchange rate. The US. dollar-euro exchange rate is USD1.00/EUR and the Japanese yen-U.S. dollar exchange rate is JPY100/USD.
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Public Finance
Authors: Harvey S. Rosen
5th Edition
025617329X, 978-0256173291
