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question 49

Multiple Choice

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You are a Canadian investor who is trying to calculate the present value (PV) of £5 million cash inflow that will occur one year in the future.The spot exchange rate is S = 1.8839 CAD/GBP and the forward rate is F₁ = 1.8862 CAD/GBP.The appropriate dollar discount rate for this cash flow is 5.32% and the appropriate GBP discount rate is 5.24%.
-The present value (PV) of the £5 million cash inflow computed by first converting into dollars and then discounting is closest to:

• A)$8,950,495
• B)$8,954,615
• C)$8,943,695
• D)$8,961,420
• E)$9,004,167

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Definitions:

Maturity Bond

A fixed-income security that repays the principal along with interest at the end of a specified period.

Forward Interest Rate

A future rate agreed upon for a financial transaction or investment that will be carried out at a later date.

Term Structure

The relationship between interest rates (or bond yields) and different terms (or maturities), typically depicted in a yield curve.

Expectations Theory

A theory suggesting that long-term interest rates reflect the market's expectation for future short-term rates.