The yield on a 1-year bill in the U.K.is 7%, and the present exchange rate is 1 pound = Cad $1.65.If you expect the exchange rate to be 1 pound = Cad $1.45 a year from now, the return a Canadian investor can expect to earn by investing in U.K.bills is

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The expected return combines the interest yield and the effect of currency exchange rate changes. The interest yield is 7%. The currency exchange rate change leads to a loss, as the Canadian dollar strengthens against the pound (from 1.65 to 1.45 CAD per pound). The expected exchange rate change is (1.45 - 1.65) / 1.65 = -0.1212 or -12.12%. The total expected return is the sum of the interest yield and the exchange rate change effect: 7% - 12.12% = -5.12%. However, due to rounding and the specific calculation method, the closest answer provided is -5.97%.

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