Assume That an American Investor Decides to Buy One-Year Swiss

question 57

Multiple Choice

Assume that an American investor decides to buy one-year Swiss bonds that are denominated in Swiss francs and pay 2 percent annual interest. For this purpose, $10,000 is exchanged into Swiss francs at an exchange rate of $1 = 2Fr to buy the bonds. How many dollars will the investor have after one year if the exchange rate is $1 = 1.5Fr?

• A) $10,000
• B) $10,200
• C) $15,300
• D) $13,600
• E) $7,650

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Capital Budgeting Technique

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