Use the information below to answer the following questions. (Enter your answer as directed, but do not round intermediate calculations.)

	Currency per U.S. $
Australia dollar	1.2389
6-months forward	1.2344
Japan Yen	100.4500
6-months forward	99.9300
U.K. Pound	.6797
6-months forward	.6776

Suppose interest rate parity holds, and the current risk-free rate in the United States is 3 percent per six months.

Requirement 1:

What must the six-month risk-free rate be in Australia? (Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places (e.g., 32.16).)

Risk-free rate

%

Requirement 2:

What must the six-month risk-free rate be in Japan? (Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places (e.g., 32.16).)

Risk-free rate

%

Requirement 3:

What must the six-month risk-free rate be in Great Britain? (Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places (e.g., 32.16).)

Risk-free rate

%