| 答案如下 The interest rate in Mexico is 8.02 percent and 7.45 percent in Canada. The spot rate between the Mexican peso and the Canadian dollar is 569.87 MXN/CAD, and the forward rate is 526.78 MXN/CAD. If arbitrage opportunities exist, how much would a person living in Mexico make borrowing 15,000,000 pesos or the equivalent in Canadian dollars?A) 1,284,230 pesos.
 B) 1,292,410 pesos.
 C) 1,304,207 pesos.
 D) No arbitrage opportunity exists.
 
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 Your answer: C was correct!
 Use the following formula to determine if an arbitrage opportunity exists and which currency to borrow.
 if 1 + rD > [(1 + rF)(Forward rate)]/Spot rate then borrow foreign.
 1.0802 > [(1.0745)(526.78)]/569.87.
 1.0802 > 566.03/569.87.
 1.0802 > 0.99326, therefore borrow foreign and lend domestic.
 15000000×1.0802-15000000/569.87*1.0745*526.78=1,304,207
 
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