In a Weather Forecast on a Seattle Radio Station the Barometric

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Short Answer

In a weather forecast on a Seattle radio station the barometric pressure was reported to be 29.4 inches.What is this pressure in SI units? (1 inch = 25.4 mm, 1 atm = 760 mmHg)

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Definitions:

Exchange Gain

A profit resulting from foreign currency transactions when the value of the currency received is higher than the value of the currency exchanged at the transaction rate.

Spot Rate

The current market price for immediate settlement of a currency exchange, commodity, or security.

Singapore Dollars (SGD)

The official currency of Singapore, represented by the symbol S$.

Cash-flow Hedge

A hedge of the exposure to variability in cash flows that is attributable to a particular risk associated with a recognized asset or liability, or a forecasted transaction.