Question: a. 3. Forward Exchange Rates Use the information in Table 18.2 to answer the following questions: What is the six-month forward rate for the Japanese

a. 3. Forward Exchange Rates Use the information in Table 18.2 to answer the following questions: What is the six-month forward rate for the Japanese yen in yen per U.S. dollar? Is the yen selling at a premium or a discount? Explain. b. What is the three-month forward rate for the Australian dollar in U.S. dollars per Australian dollar? Is the dollar selling at a premium or a discount? Explain. What do you think will happen to the value of the dollar relative to the yen and the Australian dollar, based on the information in the table? Explain. c. TABLE 18.2 Exchange rates: July 9, 2018 Currency Currency per USD Country/currency USD equiv Country/Currency USD equiv per USD .0358 27.9173 Europe Czech Rep. koruna Denmark krone 22 2582 3.8730 6.3431 .7628 .8523 Americas Argentina peso Brazil real Canada dollar Chile peso Ecuador US dollar Mexico peso Uruguay peso Venezuela bolivar 1.3110 605.6000 .001537 .04545 .1577 1.1733 .00363135 .1246 .2725 275.38 1 Euro area euro Hungary forint Norway Krone Poland zloty Romania leu 1 8.0244 .0521 3.6701 .031870 .00000871 .2522 19.2036 31.380 114,855.0001 3.9653 62.414 Russia ruble Sweden krona 8.7241 Asia-Pacific .01602 .1146 1.0086 1.0104 Switzerland franc .9915 .7467 1.3392 1-mo forward .9897 .7464 1.3397 3-mos forward 1.0156 .7464 1.3397 6-mos forward .7469 1.0249 .2112 1.3258 .9846 .9757 4.7342 .7543 1.3389 6,6161 7.8485 68.6567 14308 110.84 Turkey lira UK pound 1-mo forward 3.mos forward 6-mos forward . 1511 .1274 .01457 .0000699 .00902 1.3284 .7528 1.3319 .7508 1.3380 .7474 00900 111.06 Australia dollar 1-mo forward 3-mos forward 6-mos forward China yuan Hong Kong dollar India rupee Indonesia rupiah Japan yen 1-mo forward 3-mos forward 6-mos forward Malaysia ringgit New Zealand dollar Pakistan rupee Philippines peso Singapore dollar South Korea won Taiwan dollar Thailand baht Vietnam dong 2.6345 .00904 .00911 110.58 109.73 .3796 17.918 3.6306 .2482 Middle East/Africa Bahrain dinar Egypt pound Israel shekel Kuwait dinar Oman sul rial Qatar rial 4.0295 .6838 .0558 .2754 3.3049 2.59703 1.4624 .00821 .3026 .3900 121.740 0187 .2743 3.6453 3.7506 .2666 .7371 .0008982 Saudi Arabia riyal South Africa rand .0746 13.4128 53.393 1.3566 1,113.32 30.320 33.060 23040 .03298 .03025 .0000434
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