International financial management : MCQ Assume the Canadian dollar is equal to £0.51 and the Peruvian Sol is equal to £0.16. The value of the Peruvian Sol in Canadian dollar is: (a) about 3.1875 Canadian dollars. (b) about .3137 Canadian dollars. (c) about 2.36 Canadian dollars. (d) about .3137 British pound (e) about .3137 Peruvian Sol. 2. Assume that a bank’s bid rate on Swiss francs is £0.25 and its ask rate is £0.26. Its bid-ask percentage spread is: (a) about 3.85 (b) about 4.00% (c) about 3.55% (d) about 4.15%

International financial management : MCQ Assume the Canadian dollar is equal to £0.51 and the Peruvian Sol is equal to £0.16. The value of the Peruvian Sol in Canadian dollar is: (a) about 3.1875 Canadian dollars. (b) about .3137 Canadian dollars. (c) about 2.36 Canadian dollars. (d) about .3137 British pound (e) about .3137 Peruvian Sol. 2. Assume that a bank’s bid rate on Swiss francs is £0.25 and its ask rate is £0.26. Its bid-ask percentage spread is: (a) about 3.85 (b) about 4.00% (c) about 3.55% (d) about 4.15%

International Financial Management

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Chapter7: International Arbitrage And Interest Rate Parity

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Problem 33QA

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