Exchange Rates. Use Table 22.1 to answer the following questions: a. How many euros can you buy
Question:
Exchange Rates. Use Table 22.1 to answer the following questions:
a. How many euros can you buy for $100? How many dollars can you buy for 100 euros?
b. How many Swiss francs can you buy for $100? How many dollars can you buy for 100 Swiss francs?
c. If the British pound depreciates with respect to the dollar, will the exchange rate quoted in Table 22.1 increase or decrease?
d. Someone offers you the choice between a U.S. and a Canadian dollar. Which do you choose?
TABLE 22.1 Exchange rates in February 2014
Country | Currency | Exchange Rate |
Europe |
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Eurozone countries | Euro (EUR or €) | 1.376* |
Sweden | Krona (SEK) | 6.485 |
Switzerland | Franc (CHF) | 0.888 |
United Kingdom | Pound (GBP or £) | 1.668* |
Americas | ||
Brazil | Real (BRL) | 2.396 |
Canada | Dollar (CAD) | 1.095 |
Mexico | New peso (MXN) | 13.231 |
Asia/Africa |
|
|
Australia | Dollar (AUD) | 1.107 |
China | Yuan (CNY) | 6.067 |
China (Hong Kong) | Dollar (HKD) | 7.755 |
India | Rupee (INR) | 62.180 |
Japan | Yen (JPY or¥) | 102.340 |
South Africa | Rand (ZAR) | 10.872 |
South Korea | Won (KRW) | 1,065.500 |
* Direct quotes (number of U.S. dollars per unit of foreign currency). Other quotes are indirect (units of foreign currency per U.S. dollar).
Principles of Corporate Finance
ISBN: 978-0077404895
10th Edition
Authors: Richard A. Brealey, Stewart C. Myers, Franklin Allen