International Financial Management 6th Edition by Sanjiv Eun, Cheol Resnick, Bruce Sabherwal

Exercise 2

Suppose that the pound is pegged to gold at 6 pounds per ounce, whereas the franc is pegged to gold at 12 francs per ounce. This, of course, implies that the equilibrium exchange rate should be two francs per pound. If the current market exchange rate is 2.2 francs per pound, how would you take advantage of this situation What would be the effect of shipping costs