A U.S. bank issues a 1-year, $1 million U.S. CD at 5 percent annual interest to finance a C$1.274 million investment in 2-year fixed-rate Canadian bonds selling at par and paying 7 percent annually. The U.S. bank expects to liquidate its position in 1 year upon maturity of the CD. Spot exchange rates are US$0.78493 per Canadian dollar. What is the end-of-year profit or loss on the bank's cash position if in one year the exchange rate falls to US$0.765/C$1? Assume there is no change in interest rates. (Choose the closest answer)
A) Loss of US$75,000.
B) Profit of C$274,000.
C) Loss of US$7,000.
D) Profit of C$9,000.
E) Loss of US$5,000.
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