Consider the Following Assume the Current Market Futures Price Is 1

question 55

Multiple Choice

Consider the following: $\begin{array}{lc} \text { Risk-free rate in the United States } & \text { 0.04 / year } \\ \text { Risk-free rate in Australia } & \text { 0.03 / year} \\ \text { Spot exchange rate } &1.67A\$/\$\\\end{array}$

Assume the current market futures price is 1.66 A$/$. You borrow 167,000 A$, convert the proceeds to U.S. dollars, and invest them in the U.S. at the risk-free rate. You simultaneously enter a contract to purchase 170,340 A$ at the current futures price (maturity of 1 year) . What would be your profit (loss) ?

• A) Profit of 630 A$
• B) Loss of 2300 A$
• C) Profit of 2300 A$
• D) Loss of 630 A$

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Definitions:

Bags Of Pretzels

Not a standard economic key term, often used as an example in contextual scenarios about goods.

Market

A market is any arrangement that allows buyers and sellers to exchange goods, services, and information. It determines the price and allocation of resources through the interactions of supply and demand.

Normal Good

a good for which demand increases when consumer income rises, and falls when consumer income decreases.

Equilibrium Price

The market price at which the quantity demanded of a good equals the quantity supplied, leading to market balance.