Assume the U.S. one-year interest rate is 5 percent, while the South African one-year interest rate is 13 percent. If a U.S. firm invests in a South African one-year deposit, and the South African rand remains constant over the next year, the U.S. firm will earn an effective yield of:

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The U.S. firm will earn an effective yield of 13 percent, which is the interest rate of the South African one-year deposit. The exchange rate remaining constant means the firm fully benefits from the higher South African interest rate without incurring losses from currency depreciation.