You operate a business in Australia that frequently trades with partners in China. As a result, you often receive payments denominated in Renminbi (RMB), and occasionally you pay bills in RMB. This exposes you to foreign exchange risk, therefore you make use of forward contracts to manage this risk. The spot exchange rate between AUD and RMB is RMB1.0000 = AUDO.2100. The riskfree rates of interest in Australia and China are 2% and 3% respectively. 1. The 6-month forward rate for the delivery of RMB six months' from today is RMB1.0000=AUD Round your answer to four decimal places or you will be incorrect. 2. Suppose that the forward exchange rate you observe is less than the answer you calculated in part 1. Then to make arbitrage profit you should OBorrow RMB and convert to AUD at the forward rate to make a profit OBorrow AUD and convert it to RMB at the forward rate to make a profit OBorrow AUD, convert it to RMB at the spot rate, invest the resulting RMB in China for 6 months, and enter a six-month forward contract to sell the accumulated RMB Borrow RMB, convert it to AUD at the spot rate, invest the accumulated AUD in Australia for 6 months, and enter a six- month forward contract to sell the accumulated AUD A mining firm expects to sell 5,500 ounces of palladium in three months time (December) and needs to hedge it. The closest contract is gold futures traded on the CME, with December expiry, where each contract is on 100 ounces of gold. The standard deviation of changes in palladium is 0.40. The standard deviation of changes in gold futures is 0.19, and the coefficient of correlation between the two changes is 0.65. The optimal hedge ratio for a three-month contract is Give your answer correct to three decimal places. contracts on gold futures on the CME for December The mining firm should take a position on delivery. Give your answer as a whole number of contracts