Suppose your company imports computer motherboards from Singapore. The exchange rate is currently 1.5125 S$/US$. You have just placed an order for 26,000 motherboards at a cost to you of 231.40 Singapore dollars each. You will pay for the shipment when it arrives in 90 days. You can sell the motherboards for $163 each.
a) Calculate your profit if the exchange rates stay the same over the next 90 days. (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)
Profit $
b) Calculate your profit if the exchange rate rises by 9 percent over the next 90 days. (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)
Profit $
c) Calculate your profit if the exchange rate falls by 9 percent over the next 90 days. (A negative answer should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)
Profit $
d) What is the break-even exchange rate? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 4 decimal places, e.g., 32.1616.)
Break-even exchange rate S$ /$
e) What percentage decrease does this represent in terms of the Singapore dollar versus the U.S. dollar? (Enter your answer as a positive value. Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)
Percentage decrease %