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Consider the Situation of Firm a and Firm B $£ A $6%£5%B$7%£4%\begin{array} { l l l } & \$ & £ \\\text { A } & \$ 6 \% & £5 \% \\B & \$7 \% & £ 4\%\end{array}

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Consider the situation of firm A and firm B.The current exchange rate is $2.00/£ Firm A is a U.S.MNC and wants to borrow £30 million for 2 years.Firm B is a British MNC and wants to borrow $60 million for 2 years.Their borrowing opportunities are as shown,both firms have AAA credit ratings.
$£ A $6%£5%B$7%£4%\begin{array} { l l l } & \$ & £ \\\text { A } & \$ 6 \% & £5 \% \\B & \$7 \% & £ 4\%\end{array} The IRP 1-year and 2-year forward exchange rates are F1F _ { 1 } ($ ∣ £)= $2.00×(1.06)£1.00×(1.04)\frac { \$ 2.00 \times ( 1.06 ) } { £ 1.00 \times ( 1.04 ) } = $2.0385£1.00\frac { \$ 2.0385 } { £ 1.00 } F2F _ { 2 } ($ ∣ £)= $2.00×(1.06)2£1.00×(1.04)2\frac { \$ 2.00 \times ( 1.06 ) ^ { 2 } } { £ 1.00 \times ( 1.04 ) ^ { 2 } } = $2.0777£1.00\frac { \$ 2.0777 } { £ 1.00 } USD pounds
 Bid  Ask  Bid  Ask 6%6.1%4%4.1%\begin{array} { c c c c } \text { Bid } & \text { Ask } & \text { Bid } & \text { Ask } \\6\% & 6.1 \% & 4 \%& 4 .1\%\end{array} Explain how firm B could use the forward exchange markets to redenominate a 2-year £30m 4 percent-pound sterling loan into a 2-year USD-denominated loan.

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