Fundamentals of Financial Management, Concise Edition
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Chapter 17, Problem 1DQ
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Recreate Table 17.1 for the following currencies: Australian dollar, British pound, Canadian dollar, Chinese yuan, Euro, Japanese yen, and Swiss franc. Be sure to show both the direct quotations and indirect quotations.
TABLE 17.1 Sample Exchange Rates: Friday, May 29, 2015
| Direct Quotation: U.S. Dollars Required to Buy One Unit of Foreign Currency (1) | Indirect Quotation: Number of Units of Foreign Currency per U.S. Dollar (2) | |
| Australian dollar | $0.7644 | 1.3082 |
| Brazilian real | 0.3145 | 3.1793 |
| British pound | 1.5290 | 0.6540 |
| Canadian dollar | 0.8030 | 1.2454 |
| Chinese yuan | 0.1613 | 6.2004 |
| Danish krone | 0.1473 | 6.788 |
| EMU euro | 1.0993 | 0.9097 |
| Hungarian forint | 0.00355404 | 281.37 |
| Israeli shekel | 0.2586 | 3.8673 |
| Japanese yen | 0.00806 | 124.14 |
| Mexican peso | 0.0650 | 15.3776 |
| South African rand | 0.0823 | 12.1557 |
| Swedish krona | 0.1174 | 8.5195 |
| Swiss franc | 1.0636 | 0.9402 |
| Venezuelan bolivar fuerte | 0.1587289 | 6.3001 |
Nate: Column 2 equals 1.0 divided by column 1. However, rounding differences do occur. Source: Adapted from The Wall Street Journal (online.wsj.com). June 1, 2015.
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CURRENCY SPOT & FORWARD RATES
TABLE_1
U.S./Can.
$1 U.S. $1 Cdn
Cdn.$
U.S. $
in
in
Country
per unit per unit
Cdn.$= U.S.$=
1.5833
0.6316
SPOT
1 month forward 1.5847
2 months forward 1.5861
3months forward 1.5879
6months forward 1.5932
12months forward 1.6041
3years forward 1.6328
5years forward 1.6538|
7years forward 1.6738
10years forward 1.7133
Britain
1 m forward
2 m forward
3 m forward
6 m forward
12 m forward
Europe
1 m forward
3 m forward
6 m forward
12 m forward
Japan
(pound) 2.4582
2.4559
2.454
2.4525
2.4474
2.4392
1.5504
1.5497
1.549
1.5489
1.5506
(Yen) 0.013034 0.008232
1 m forward 0.013066 0.008245
1.5526
1.5498
1.5472
1.5445
1.5362
1.5206
0.9792
0.9779
0.9755
0.9722
0.9666
0.631
0.6305
0.6298
0.6277
0.6234
0.6124
0.6047
0.5974
0.5837
(euro)
Cdn.$
in 2001:
High 1.5028
Low 1.6183
Average 1.5701
0.6654
0.6179
0.6369
3 m forward 0.013131
0.00827
6 m forward 0.013231 0.008305
12 m…
TIPS FOR READING AN EXCHANGE RATE CHART: Read down the chart. For example, in column 1 it says the US Dollar is equal to each of the currencies below it. Therefore $1 = .76 £ or $1 = .89 €.
Exchange Rate Table for Month 1
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.0088
1.13
British Pound
.76
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.12
.0067
.85
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6.37
8.46
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.056
7.21
Japanese Yen
113.04
149.55
17.75
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127.55
Euro
.89
1.17
.14
.0078
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Exchange Rate Table for Month 2
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US Dollar
$1 =
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1 Y =
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1 ÂĄ =
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1.40
.20
.0080
1.17
British Pound
.70
---
.11
.0065
.89
Chinese Yuan
6.20
8.72
---
.062
7.59
Japanese Yen
116.24
146.89
16.32
---
117.2
Euro
.92
1.11
.15
.0078
---
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TIPS FOR READING AN EXCHANGE RATE CHART: Read down the chart. For example, in column 1 it says the US Dollar is equal to each of the currencies below it. Therefore $1 = .76 £ or $1 = .89 €.
Exchange Rate Table for Month 1
Â
US Dollar
$1 =
British Pound
1 ÂŁ =
Chinese Yuan
1 Y =
Japanese Yen
1 ÂĄ =
Euro
1€
US Dollar
---
1.32
.16
.0088
1.13
British Pound
.76
---
.12
.0067
.85
Chinese Yuan
6.37
8.46
---
.056
7.21
Japanese Yen
113.04
149.55
17.75
---
127.55
Euro
.89
1.17
.14
.0078
---
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Exchange Rate Table for Month 2
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US Dollar
$1 =
British Pound
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Chinese Yuan
1 Y =
Japanese Yen
1 ÂĄ =
Euro
1€
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---
1.40
.20
.0080
1.17
British Pound
.70
---
.11
.0065
.89
Chinese Yuan
6.20
8.72
---
.062
7.59
Japanese Yen
116.24
146.89
16.32
---
117.2
Euro
.92
1.11
.15
.0078
---
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