Suppose your company Imports computer motherboards from Singapore. The exchange rate is currently 1.5121 SS/US$. You...

 

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Suppose your company Imports computer motherboards from Singapore. The exchange rate is currently 1.5121 SS/US$. You have just placed an order for 22.000 motherboards at a cost to you of 231.60 Singapore dollars each. You will pay for the shipment when it arrives in 90 days. You can sell the motherboards for $162 each. a. Calculate your profit if the exchange rates stay the same over the next 90 days. (Do not round Intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) b. Calculate your profit if the exchange rate rises by 12 percent over the next 90 days. (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) c. Calculate your profit if the exchange rate falls by 12 percent over the next 90 days. (A negative answer should be Indicated by a minus sign. Do not round Intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) d. What is the break-even exchange rate? (Do not round Intermediate calculations and round your answer to 4 decimal places, e.g., 32.1616.) e. What percentage decrease does this represent in terms of the Singapore dollar versus the U.S. dollar? (Enter your answer as a positive value. Do not round Intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) Answer is not complete. a. Profit $ 194,480.00 b. Profit C. Profit d. Break-even exchange S 1.4296. rate e. Percentage decrease 5.46 % Suppose your company Imports computer motherboards from Singapore. The exchange rate is currently 1.5121 SS/US$. You have just placed an order for 22.000 motherboards at a cost to you of 231.60 Singapore dollars each. You will pay for the shipment when it arrives in 90 days. You can sell the motherboards for $162 each. a. Calculate your profit if the exchange rates stay the same over the next 90 days. (Do not round Intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) b. Calculate your profit if the exchange rate rises by 12 percent over the next 90 days. (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) c. Calculate your profit if the exchange rate falls by 12 percent over the next 90 days. (A negative answer should be Indicated by a minus sign. Do not round Intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) d. What is the break-even exchange rate? (Do not round Intermediate calculations and round your answer to 4 decimal places, e.g., 32.1616.) e. What percentage decrease does this represent in terms of the Singapore dollar versus the U.S. dollar? (Enter your answer as a positive value. Do not round Intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) Answer is not complete. a. Profit $ 194,480.00 b. Profit C. Profit d. Break-even exchange S 1.4296. rate e. Percentage decrease 5.46 %

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