1、INTERNATIONAL FINANCEAssignment Problems (3) Name: Student#: I. Choose the correct answer for the following questions (only ONE correct answer) (2 credits for each question, total credits 2 x 25 = 50)1. Interbank quotations that include the United States dollars are conventionally given in _, which

2、state the foreign currency price of one U.S. dollar, such as a bid price of SFr 0.85/$. A. indirect quote B. direct quote C. American quote D. European quote2. The spot exchange rate published in financial newspapers is usually the _.A. nominal exchange rateB. real exchange rateC. effective exchange

3、 rateD. equilibrium exchange rate3. The foreign exchange refers to the _. A. foreign bank notes and coins B. demand deposits in foreign banks C. foreign securities that can be easily cashed D. all of the above4. The functions of the foreign exchange market come down to _. A. converting the currency

4、of one country into the currency of another B. providing some insurance against the foreign exchange risk C. making the foreign exchange speculation easy D. Only A and B are true.5. Which of the following is NOT true regarding the foreign exchange market? A. It is the place through which people exch

5、ange one currency for another. B. The exchange rate nowadays is mainly determined by the market forces. C. Most foreign exchange transactions are physically completed in this market. D. All of the above are true.6. The world largest foreign exchange markets are _ respectively. A. London, New York an

6、d Tokyo B. London, Paris and Frankfurt C. London, Hong Kong and Singapore D. London, Zurich and Bahrain7. The foreign exchange market is NOT efficient because _. A. monetary authorities dominate the foreign exchange market and everybody knows that by definition, central banks are inefficient B. comm

7、ercial banks and other participants of the market do not compete with one another due to the fact that transaction takes place around the world and not in a single centralized location C. foreign exchange dealers have different prices such as bid and ask prices D. None of the reasons listed are corr

8、ect because the foreign exchange market is an efficient market8. _ earn a profit by a bid-ask spread on currencies they buy and sell. _ on the other hand, earn a profit by bringing together buyers and sellers of foreign exchanges and earning a commission on each sale and purchase. A. Foreign exchang

9、e brokers; foreign exchange dealers B. Foreign exchange dealers; foreign exchange brokers C. arbitragers; speculators D. commercial banks; central banks9. Most foreign exchange transactions are through the U.S. dollars. If the transaction is expressed as the currencies per dollar, this is known as _

10、 whereas _ are expressed as dollars per currency. A. direct quote; indirect quote B. indirect quote; direct quote C. European quote; American quote D. American quote, European quote10. From the viewpoint of a Japanese investor, which of the following would be a direct quote? A. SFr 1.25/ B. $1.55/ C

11、. ¥ 110/ D. 0.0091/ ¥11. Which of the following is true about the foreign exchange market? A. It is a global network of banks, brokers, and foreign exchange dealers connected by electronic communications system. B. The foreign exchange market is usually located in a particular place. C. Th

12、e foreign exchange rates are usually determined by the related monetary authorities. D. The main participants in this market are currency speculators from different countries.12. The extent to which the income from individual transactions is affected by fluctuations in foreign exchange values is con

13、sidered to be _. A. Translation exposure B. economic exposure C. transaction exposure D. accounting exposure13. Which of the following exchange rates is adjusted for price changes?A. nominal exchange rateB. real exchange rateC. effective exchange rate D. equilibrium exchange rate14. Suppose the exch

14、ange rate of the RMB versus U.S. dollar is ¥6.8523/$ now. If the RMB were to undergo a 10% depreciation, the new exchange rate in terms of ¥/$ would be: A. 6.1671 B. 7.5375 C. 6.9238 D. 7.613515. At least in a U.S. MNCs financial accounting statement, if the value of the euro depreciates r

15、apidly against that of the dollar over a year, this would reduce the dollar value of the euro profit made by the European subsidiary. This is a typical _. A. transaction exposure B. translation exposure C. economic exposure D. operating exposure16. A Japanese-based firm expects to receive pound-paym

16、ent in 6 months. The company has a (an) _. A. economic exposure B. accounting exposure C. long position in sterling D. short position in sterling17 The exposure to foreign exchange risk known as Translation Exposure may be defined as _. A. change in reported owners equity in consolidated financial s

17、tatements caused by a change in exchange rates B. the impact of settling outstanding obligations entered into before change in exchange rates but to be settled after change in exchange rates C. the change in expected future cash flows arising from an unexpected change in exchange rates D. All of the

18、 above18 When a firm deals with foreign trade or investment, it usually has foreign exchange risk exposure. So if an American firm expects to receive a dollar-payment from a Chinese company in the next 30 days, the U.S. firm has the possible _. A. economic exposure B. transaction exposure C. transla

19、tion exposure D. none of the above19. In order to avoid the possible loss because of the exchange rate fluctuations, a firm that has a _ position in foreign exchanges can _ that position in the forward market. A. short; sell B. long; sell C. long; buy D. none of the above20. A forward contract to de

20、liver Japanese yens for Swiss francs could be described either as _ or _, A. selling yens forward; buying francs forward B. buying francs forward; buying yens forward C. selling yens forward; selling francs forward D. selling francs forward; buying yens forward21. Dollars are trading at S0SFr/$=SFr0

21、.7465/$ in the spot market. The 90-day forward rate is F1SFr/$=SFr0.7432/$. So the forward _ on the dollar in basis points is _: A. discount, 0.0033 B. discount, 33 C. premium, 0.0033 D. premium, 3322. If the spot rate is $1.35/, 3-month forward rate is $1.36/, which of the following is NOT true? A.

22、 euro is at forward premium by 100 points. B. dollar is at forward discount by 100 points. C. dollar is at forward discount by 55 points. D. euro is at forward premium by 2.96% p.a.23. If the spot C$/$ rate is 1.0305/15, forward dollar is 25/30 premium, the outright forward quote in American term sh

23、ould be _. A. 1.0330 1.0345 B. 1.0280 1.0285 C. 0.9681 0.9667 D. 0.9728 0.972324. If the spot C$/$ rate is 1.0305/15, forward dollar is 25/30 premium, the $/C$ forward quote in terms of points should be _. A. 30/25 B. 25/30 C. (23/28) D. (28/23)25. The current U.S. dollar exchange rate is ¥85/$

24、. If the 90-day forward dollar rate is ¥90/$, then the yen is selling at a per annum _ of _. A. premium; 5.88% B. discount; 5.56% C. premium; 23.52% D. discount; 22.23%II. ProblemsQuestions 1 through 10 are based on the information presented in Table 3.1. (2 credits for each question, total cre

25、dits 2 x 10 = 20)Table 3.1Country Exchange rate Exchange rate CPI Volume of Volume of (2008) (2009) (2008) exports to U.S imports from U.S.Germany 0.75/$ 0.70/$ 102.5 $200m $350mMexico Mex$11.8/$ Mex$12.20/$ 110.5 $120m $240mU.S. 105.31. The real exchange rate of the dollar against the euro in 2009

26、was _.2. The real exchange rate of the dollar against the peso in 2009 was _.3. The dollar was _ against the euro in nominal term by _. A. appreciated; 6.67% B. depreciated; 6.67% C. appreciated; 7.14% D depreciated; 7.14%4. The Mexican peso was _ against the dollar in nominal term by _. A. apprecia

27、ted; 3.39% B. depreciated; 3.39% C. appreciated; 3.28% D. depreciated; 3.28%5. The volume of the German foreign trade with the U.S. was _.6. The volume of the Mexican foreign trade with the U.S. was _.7. Assume the U.S. trades only with the Germany and Mexico. Now if we want to calculate the dollar

28、effective exchange rate in 2009 against a basket of currencies of euro and Mexican peso, the weight assigned to the euro should be _.8. The weight assigned to the peso should be _.9. Assume the 2008 is the base year. The dollar effective exchange rate in 2009 was _.10. Was the dollar generally stron

29、ger or weaker in 2009 according to your calculation?11. The following exchange rates are available to you. Fuji Bank ¥80.00/$United Bank of Switzerland SFr0.8900/$Deutsche Bank ¥95.00/SFrAssume you have an initial SFr10 million. Can you make a profit via triangular arbitrage? If so, show s

30、teps and calculate the amount of profit in Swiss francs. (8 credits)12. If the dollar appreciates 1000% against the ruble, by what percentage does the ruble depreciate against the dollar? (5 credits)13. As a percentage of an arbitrary starting amount, about how large would transactions costs have to

31、 be to make arbitrage between the exchange rates SSFr/$ = SFr1.7223/$, S$/￥ = $0.009711/¥, and S￥/SFr = ¥61.740/SFr unprofitable? Explain. (7 credits14. You are given the following exchange rates: S￥/A$ = 67.05 68.75 S/A$ = 0.3590 0.3670 Calculate the bid and ask rate of S￥/: (5 credits)15

32、. Suppose the spot quotation on the Swiss franc (CHF) in New York is USD0.9442 52 and the spot quotation on the Euro (EUR) is USD1.3460 68. Compute the percentage bid-ask spreads on the CHF/EUR quote. ( 5 credits)Answers to Assignment Problems (3)Part I1. D2. A3. D4. D5. D6. A7. D8. B9. C10. C11. A12. A13. B14. D15. B16. C17. A18. D19. B20. A21. B22. B23. C24. C25. DPart II1. 0.70 x (105.3/102.5) = 0.7 x 1.0273 = 0.71912. 12.2 x (105.3/110.5) = 12.2 x .9529 = 11.6259 3.