Anne Dietz at Changi #3 (Singapore). Anne Dietz lives in Singapore but is making her first business trip to Sydney, Australia. Standing in Singapore’s new terminal #3 at Changi Airport, she looks at the foreign exchange quotes posted over the FX trader’s booth. She wishes to exchange 1,000 Singapore dollars (S$ or SGD) for Australian dollars (A$ or AUD). What Anne sees: Spot rate: SGD 1.34 = USD 1.00USD Spot rate: USD 0.7640 = AUD 1.00 What is the Singapore dollar to Australian dollar cross rate? 2. How many Australian dollars will Anne get for her Singapore dollars?

Anne Dietz at Changi #3 (Singapore). Anne Dietz lives in Singapore but is making her first business trip to Sydney, Australia. Standing in Singapore’s new terminal #3 at Changi Airport, she looks at the foreign exchange quotes posted over the FX trader’s booth. She wishes to exchange 1,000 Singapore dollars (S$ or SGD) for Australian dollars (A$ or AUD). What Anne sees: Spot rate: SGD 1.34 = USD 1.00USD Spot rate: USD 0.7640 = AUD 1.00 What is the Singapore dollar to Australian dollar cross rate? 2. How many Australian dollars will Anne get for her Singapore dollars?

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