The manager of a local company named ‘Froutaria Ltd’ plans
January 11th, 2018
The manager of a local company named ‘Froutaria Ltd’ plans to invest today 2.5 million €.The investment period is annual and there are two alternatives: a US bond with interest rate 1.5%, and a German bond with interest rate 1%. Also, today’s € nominal exchange rate per $ equals 0.915.a) If the manager expects annual depreciation of the € by 7%, what will be his/her choice?b) Which expectations’ scheme regarding the exchange rate will make the manager indifferent between the two alternatives?