You are an international shrimp trader. A food producer in the Czech Republic offers to pay you 2.4 million Czech koruna today in exchange for a year's supply of frozen shrimp. Your Thai supplier will provide you with the same supply for 2.9 million Thai baht today. If the current competitive market exchange rates are 25.26 koruna per dollar and 41.33 baht per dollar, what is the value of this exchange to you? The cost of the shrimp from the Thai supplier in dollars is =?

You are an international shrimp trader. A food producer in the Czech Republic offers to pay you 2.4 million Czech koruna today in exchange for a year's supply of frozen shrimp. Your Thai supplier will provide you with the same supply for 2.9 million Thai baht today. If the current competitive market exchange rates are 25.26 koruna per dollar and 41.33 baht per dollar, what is the value of this exchange to you? The cost of the shrimp from the Thai supplier in dollars is =?

International Financial Management

14th Edition

ISBN:9780357130698

Author:Madura

Publisher:Madura

Chapter10: Measuring Exposure To Exchange Rate Fluctuations

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 3ST

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