Baylor Bank believes the New Zealand dollar will appreciate over the next five days from $.48 to $.50. The following annual interest rates apply: (show all steps for your solution)

Baylor Bank has the capacity to borrow either NZ$10 million or $5 million. If Baylor Bank's forecast is correct, what will its dollar profit be from speculation over the five-day period (assuming it does not use any of its existing consumer deposits to capitalize on its expectations)?

1. Borrow $5 million.

2. Convert $5 million to NZ$?

3. Invest the NZ$ at an annualized rate of 6.80% over five days?

4. Convert the NZ$ back to dollars?

5. Repay the dollars borrowed. The repayment amount is?

6. After repaying the loan, the remaining dollar profit is?

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Currency Dollars Lending Rate Borrowing Rate 7.10% New Zealand dollar (NZ$) 6.80% 7.50% 7.25% Currency Dollars Lending Rate Borrowing Rate 7.10% New Zealand dollar (NZ$) 6.80% 7.50% 7.25%

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1 Borrow 5 million 2 5000000 48 NZ10416667 3 NZ10416667 ... View the full answer