Question: ( Maximum marks: 1 1 ) Give your answers to parts ( b ) , ( c ) and ( d ) to the nearest

(Maximum marks: 11)
Give your answers to parts (b),(c) and (d) to the nearest whole number.
Harinder has 14000 US Dollars (USD) to invest for a period of five years. He has two
options of how to invest the money.
Option A: Invest the full amount, in USD, in a fixed deposit account in an American
bank.
The account pays a nominal annual interest rate of r%, compounded yearly, for the
five years. The bank manager says that this will give Harinder a return of 17500 USD.
(a)
Calculate the value of r.
Option B: Invest the full amount, in Indian Rupees (INR), in a fixed deposit account in
an Indian bank. The money must be converted from USD to INR before it is invested.
The exchange rate is 1 USD =66.91 INR.
(b)
Calculate 14000 USD in INR.
The account in the Indian bank pays a nominal annual interest rate of 5.2%
compounded monthly.
(c)
Calculate the amount of this investment, in INR, in this account after five years.
(d)
Harinder chose option B. At the end of five years, Harinder converted this investment
back to USD. The exchange rate, at that time, was 1 USD =67.16INR.
instead of option A.
 (Maximum marks: 11) Give your answers to parts (b),(c) and (d)

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