Calculate the investor’s return in both dollar and pound what if the exchange rate is $2.00, and $2.20?

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An investment in risk-free British government securities paying 10% annual interest in British pounds is made by an American investor who starts with $ 20 000. The current exchange rate is $2 per pound. At the end of the year the pound depreciates against the dollar. Calculate the investor’s return in both dollar and pound what if the exchange rate is $2.00, and $2.20? 

 

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