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(Spot exchange rates) An American business pays $10,000, $15,000, and $20,000 to

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Question

(Spot exchange rates) An American business pays $10,000, $15,000, and $20,000 to suppliers in, respectively, Japan, Switzerland, and Canada. How much, in local currencies, do the suppliers receive?

Country

Contract

$/ Foreign currency

Canada-dollar

Spot

0.8437

30-day

0.8417

90-day

0.8395

Japan-yen

Spot

0.004684

30-day

0.004717

90-day

0.004781

Switzerland-franc

Spot

0.5139

30-day

0.5169

90-day

0.5315

Country

Contract

$/ Foreign currency

Canada-dollar

Spot

0.8437

30-day

0.8417

90-day

0.8395

Japan-yen

Spot

0.004684

30-day

0.004717

90-day

0.004781

Switzerland-franc

Spot

0.5139

30-day

0.5169

90-day

0.5315

Explanation / Answer

A. $10,000 x 1/0.004684(Yen)

   =$10,000 x 213.4927412=$2,134,927 Yens

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B. $15,000 x 1/0.5139(Swiss franc)
      $15,000 x1.946 =29,189 Swiss Francs

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C.   $20,000 x 1/0.8437 (Canadian)

    =$20,000 x =23,705 Canadian-dollar