1. Suppose an investor invests in a savings account in England one year ago.
1. Suppose an investor invests in a savings account in England one
year ago. At the time of investment, the investor converted $100,000 to pounds at an exchange rate of 1.404$/£. Assume the interest rate in England was 3% and today the investor is converting his/her savings balance (principal plus interest) to dollars when the exchange rate is 1.464$/£. How much money will the investor receive?
2. Sarah has $2,500 that she wants to invest in a European certificate of deposit (CD). The spot exchange rate (dollars per euro) ise$/€.13 If the minimum investment required in the CD is €2,000, does Sarah have sufficient funds? If not, what is the shortfall (in Euros)? If so, how much surplus does Sarah have (in euros)?