Consider the following data. Suppose the expected exchange rates are the average expectations by investors for exchange rates in one year. Imagine that the interest rates are for equally risky assets and are annual rates.

	US	Australia	Singapore
Spot Rate	-	1.80 A$/U$	1.75 S$/U$
Expected Exchange Rate	-	1.90 A$/U$	1.65 S$/U$
Current Interest Rate	2%	4%	1%

A. Calculate the rate of return for a U.S. dollar investment?

B. (i). Calculate the rate of return for a U.S. dollar investor investing in the Australian deposit?

(ii). what part of the rate of return arises only due to the interest earned on the Australia deposit?

(iii). What part of the rate of return arises from the percentage change in the value of the principal is due to the change in the exchange rate?

iv) What component of the rate of return arises from the percentage change in the value of the interest payment is due to the change in the exchange rate?

C. (i). Calculate the rate of return for a U.S. dollar investor investing in the Singapore deposit for one year?

(ii). what part of the rate of return arises only due to the interest earned on the Singapore deposit?

(iii). What part of the rate of return arises from the percentage change in the value of the principal is due to the change in the exchange rate?

iv) What component of the rate of return arises from the percentage change in the value of the interest payment is due to the change in the exchange rate?

D. Among these three options (United States, Australia, and Singapore), where is the best place for the investor to invest? Where is the worst place?