The One-Year Forward Exchange Rate for the British Pound Is

question 25

Multiple Choice

The one-year forward exchange rate for the British pound is 1.80 CAD/GBP.If the one-year Canadian interest rate is 4.5% and the one-year British interest rate is 6%,compute the implied spot exchange rate in CAD/GBP.

• A)1.75
• B)1.79
• C)1.83
• D)1.88
• E)1.92

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