Suppose That the Annual Interest Rate Is 5

question 16

Multiple Choice

Suppose that the annual interest rate is 5.0 percent in the United States and 3.5 percent in Germany, and that the spot exchange rate is $1.12/€ and the forward exchange rate, with one-year maturity, is $1.16/€. Assume that an arbitrager can borrow up to $1,000,000 or €892,857 (which is the equivalent of $1,000,000 at the spot exchange rate of $1.12/€) .
-The net cash flow in one year is

• A) $10,690.
• B) $15,873.
• C) $46,207.
• D) $21,964.

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