Suppose the spot and three-month forward rates for the yen are ¥102.21 and ¥101.18, respectively. a. is the yen expected to get stronger or weaker? b. what would you estimate is the difference between the inflation rates of the united states and japan? (a negative answer should be indicated by a minus sign.
do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e. g., 32.16)

Grey company holds an overdue note receivable of $800,000 plus recorded accrued interest of $64,000. the effective interest rate is 8%. as the result of a court-imposed settlement on december 31, year 3, grey agreed to the following restructuring arrangement: reduced the principal obligation to $600,000.forgave the $64,000 accrued interest. extended the maturity date to december 31, year 5.annual interest of $40,000 is to be paid to grey on december 31, year 4 and year 5. the present value of the interest and principal payments to be received by grey company discounted for two years at 8% is $585,734. grey does not elect the fair value option for reporting the debt modification. on december 31, year 3, grey would recognize a valuation allowance for impaired loans of

Suppose the number of equipment sales and service contracts that a store sold during the last six (6) months for treadmills and exercise bikes was as follows: treadmill exercise bike total sold 185 123 service contracts 67 55 the store can only sell a service contract on a new piece of equipment. of the 185 treadmills sold, 67 included a service contract and 118 did not.

What’s the present value of a perpetuity that pays $250 per year if the appropriate interest rate is 5%? $4,750 $5,000 $5,250 $5,513 $5,788what is the present value of the following cash flow stream at a rate of 8.0%, rounded to the nearest dollar? cash flows: today (t = 0) it is $750, after one year (t = 1) it is $2,450, at t = 2 it is $3,175, and at t=3 it is $4,400. draw a time line. $7,917 $8,333 $8,772 $9,233 $9,695