Suppose in the spot market 1 U.S. dollar equals 1.60 Canadian dollars. Six-month Canadian securities have an annualized return of 6% (and thus a 6-month periodic return of 3%). Six-month U.S. securities have an annualized return of 6.5% and a periodic return of 3.25%. If interest rate parity holds, what is the U.S. dollar-Canadian dollar exchange rate in the 180-day forward market?

please should the answer below:

(a) 1 U.S. dollar = 0.6235 Canadian dollars

(b) 1 U.S. dollar = 0.6265 Canadian dollars

(c) 1 U.S. dollar = 1.0000 Canadian dollars

(d) 1 U.S. dollar = 1.5961 Canadian dollars

(e) 1 U.S. dollar = 1.6039 Canadian dollars