International Business: Competing in the Global Marketplace
International Business: Competing in the Global Marketplace
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ISBN: 9781259929441
Author: Charles W. L. Hill Dr, G. Tomas M. Hult
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 10, Problem 2CTD

a)

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To determine: The dollar/pound spot exchange rate using the Purchasing power Parity theory (PPP).

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The price to exchange a currency for another currency at an immediate delivery is the spot exchange rate.

As per the PPP theory, the rate of exchange between the currencies of two countries is equal to the cost of goods in the countries.

b)

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To determine: The one-year forward dollar/pound exchange rate.

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The rate of exchange wherein the bank agrees to exchange a currency for another currency on a future date, when it comes into a forward agreement with an investor is a termed as a forward exchange rate.

c)

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To determine: The present interest rate in the Country B.

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