Upon arrival at the international airport in the country of Canteberry, Charles

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Upon arrival at the international airport in the country of Canteberry, Charles Alt exchanged $160 of U.S. currency into 800 florins, the local currency unit. Upon departure from Canteberry's international airport on completion of his business, he exchanged his remaining 110 florins into $11 of U.S. currency Required: a. Determine the currency exchange rates for each of the cells in the following matrix for Charles Alt's business trip to Canteberry. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) Arrival DateDeparture Date Direct exchange rate Indirect exchange rate c. Did Charles experience a foreign currency transaction gain or a loss on the 110 florins he held during his visit to Canteberry and converted to U.S. dollars at the departure date? (Round your intermediate computations and final answers to two decimal places) Foreign currency transaction

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C)Purchase cost of Florin at arrival : .20*110 = $ 22

selling cost at departure : $ 11

Foreign currency transaction loss : 11-22 = $ -11

Arrival Departure Direct Exchange rate 160/800= $ .20 per Fl 11/110= $ .10 per FL Indirect exchange rate 800/160= FI 5 per $ 110/11 = FI 10 per $

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