Exhibit 20-1 Assume a U.S.-Based MNC Is Borrowing Romanian Leu at an at an Interest

question 42

Multiple Choice

Exhibit 20-1
Assume a U.S.-based MNC is borrowing Romanian leu at an interest rate of 8 percent for one year. Also assume that the spot rate of the leu is $.00012 and the one-year forward rate of the leu is $.00010. The expected spot rate of the leu one-year from now is $.00011.
-Refer to Exhibit 20-1 above. What is the effective financing rate for the MNC assuming it borrows leu on an uncovered basis?

• A)about 10 percent
• B)about -10 percent
• C)about -1 percent
• D)about -2 percent
• E)none of the above