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On July 15, 2016, you convert 660,000 U.S. dollars to Japanese yen in the spot foreign exchange market and purchase a six-month forward contract to

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On July 15, 2016, you convert 660,000 U.S. dollars to Japanese yen in the spot foreign exchange market and purchase a six-month forward contract to convert yen into dollars. How much will you receive in U.S. dollars at the end of six months? Use the data in Table 9-1 for this problem. (Round your answer to 2 decimal places. (e.g. 32,16)) Amount that you will receive in US dollars at the end of six months PER USS Fri Thurs 34.9390 91 13890 1.2972 1.2971 1.2970 1.296.5 655.10 2922 25 Chile peso 12887 650.40 290555 1 U.S. dollar foreign-exchange rates in late New York trading IN USS Country/currency Fri Thurs Americas Argentina peso 0.0669 0.0679 Brazil real 0.3050 03074 Canada dollar 0.7709 0.7758 1-month forward 0.7709 0.7758 3-months forward 0.7710 0.7759 6-months forward 0.7711 0.7760 0.001526 0.00153 Colombia peso 0.0003429 0.0003429 Ecuador US dollar 1 1 Mexico peso 0.0537 0.0545 eru new sol 0.3050 0.30-19 Uruguay peso 0.03294 0.03299 Venezuela bolivar 0.1000996 0.1001497 Asia-Pacific Australian dollar 0.7575 0.7632 China yuan 0.1494 0.1497 Hong Kong dollar 0.1990 0.1290 India rupee 0.01489 0.01496 Indonesia rupiah | 0.0000763 0.0000767 Japanyen 0.00953 0.00949 1-month forward 0.0095320 0.0094918 3-months forward 0.0095320 0.00949235 6-months forward 0.0095320 0.00949237 Kazakhstan tenge 0.00295 0.00095 38.6066 3375 30 30 9.900 303100 103 66818 6.6924 7-7506 671405 13110 104.91 304.90991 104.90980 1049096 33927 66.84320 1303 105 35 10535397 105 3296 10534777 339.33 3-9657 1-4049 104.72 46.79:30 3-9335 159 30480 45.8900 Macapataca Malaysia ringgit New Zealand dollar Pakistan rupee Philippines peso Singapore dollar South Korea won Sri Lanka rupee Taiwan dollar Thailand baht Vietnam cong. Europe Bulgaria lev Croatia kuna Czech Rep. koruna Denmark krone Eroarea euro 1-month forward 3-months forward 0.1251643 0.2522 0.7118 0.00955 0.0214 0.7420 0.0008784 0.0068757 0.03130 0.02860 0.00004482 0.125.3039 0.25 07199 0.00954 0.0013 0.7450 0.000831 0.0068644 0.03125 0.02855 0.00004488 1138,47 145-44 31.95 34.970 22310 35.000 0.56844 0.1484 0.04.14 1724 6.7973 0-56367 0.1471 0.04084 0.1483 1.1037 1.1052 24309 6.68 0.1495 6.722 0.9066 0.90148 0.9026 . 0.8 0.8958 0.1253039 0.2542 0.7199 0.00954 0,0213 0.1251643 0.2522 0.7118 0.00955 0.0214 0.7420 0.0008784 0.0068757 0.03530 0.02860 0.00004482 7.990 3-9057 14049 104.72 46.7930 134777 1198.47 0.7450 0.0008831 0.0068614 0.03125 0.02855 0.00004488 7981 3-9335 18891 104.80 46.8900 13423 1132.42 145.58 32.00 35-030 22382 14544 3L95 34.970 22310 1759 1.774 6.7973 24459 Macau pataca Malaysia ringgit New Zealand dollar Pakistan rupee Philippines peso Singapore dollar South Korea won Sri Lanka rupee Taiwan dollar Thailand baht Viet thu dong Europe Bulgaria lev Croatia Kuna Czech Rep, koruna Denmark krone Euro area euro 1-month forward 3-months forward 6-months forward Hungary forint Iceland Krona Norway Krone Poland zloty Romania leu Russia ruble Sweden krona Switzerland franc 1-month forward 3 months forward 6-months forward Turkey lira 0.56367 0.1471 0.04084 0.1483 1.1037 L1052 1.1079 1.1123 0.00349993 0.008237 0.1179 0.3492 0.2463 0.01570 0.1164 10175 1.0193 1.0229 10286 0.3311 0.56844 0.1484 0.04114 0.1495 1.1121 1.1135 1.1163 1:1207 0.00353782 0.008219 0.1196 0.2522 0.2479 0.01590 0.1177 1.0195 10213 1.0249 1.0306 0.3474 0.9061 0.9048 0.9026 0.8990 285.72 121-41 8.4836 4.0126 4.0603 63.706 85882 0.9898 0.9810 0.9776 0.9722 3.0196 24309 6.6888 0.8992 08980 0.8958 0.8923 282.66 12.67 83632 3.9645 40339 6.904 8.4973 09809 0.9791 09757 0.9703 2.8783 5494 0.0404 1.3188 13192 13202 1.3221 0.0404 1.3344 1.3345 13358 1-3377 24.7590 0.7583 0.7581 0.7575 0.7564 0.7490 0.486 0.7475 Ukraine hryvnia UK pound 1-month forward 3-months forward 6-months forward Middle East Africa Bahrain dinar Egypt pound Israel shekel Kuwait dimar Oman sul rial Qatar rial Saudia Arabia riyal South Africa and 2.6500 0.1127 0.2580 3-3113 2.59912 0.2748 0.2668 2.6506 0.1126 0.2597 3-3097 2.59663 0.2746 0.2666 0.0003 0.3704 8.8726 3.8767 03020 0.38 3.6387 3-7475 14.5015 0.3773 8.8782 3.8511 _3021 0:39 3622 3-7503 0.0690 Sweden krona 0.1164 0.1177 8.5882 1.0175 1.0193 1.0195 1.0213 8.4973 0.9809 0.9791 0.9828 0.9810 0.9776 3 of 3 d 3-months forward 6-months forward Turkey lira 1.0229 0.9757 1.0249 1.0306 1.0286 0.9722 0.9703 0.3311 0.3474 3.0198 2.8783 0.0404 24.7535 0.0404 1.3188 1.3192 24.7590 0.7583 0.7581 1.3344 1.3348 0.7494 1.3202 1.3358 0.7575 0.7564 0.7492 0.7486 0.7475 1.3221 1.3377 Ukraine hryvnia UK pound 1-month forward 3-months forward 6-months forward Middle East/Africa Bahrain dinar Egypt pound Israel shekel Kuwait dinar Oman sul rial Qatar rial Saudia Arabia riyal South Africa rand 2.6500 0.1127 0.2580 2.6506 0.1126 0.3774 8.8726 3.8767 0.3020 0.2597 0.3773 8.8782 3.8511 0.3021 0.39 3.6422 3-3113 2.59912 0.2748 0.2668 3-3097 2.59663 0.2746 0.2666 0.38 3.6387 3.7475 3.7503 14.2255 0.0690 0.0703 14-5015 Source: The Wall Street Journal Online, July 18, 2016. www.wsj.com

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