If the Interest Rate on Euro-Denominated Assets Is 13 Percent

question 125

Multiple Choice

If the interest rate on euro-denominated assets is 13 percent and it is 15 percent on peso-denominated assets,and if the euro is expected to appreciate at a 4 percent rate,for Francois the Frenchman the expected rate of return on peso-denominated assets is

• A)11 percent.
• B)15 percent.
• C)17 percent.
• D)19 percent.

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