You are working for an imports-exports company. In the current financial year, your company has a net income of $851,000 and plans to use a part of it as retained earnings for a new project which will cost $500,000 next year. The company’s stock is currently listed and actively traded on ASX. Required: Your company has an extra cash of A$216 000. The AUD/USA exchange rate in New York is 0.77923. The USD/AUD rate in Sydney is 1.29135. Is there any arbitrage profit possible? Set up an arbitrage scheme with the extra cash, disregarding bid-ask spread. What is the potential gain in AUD dollar?

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You are working for an imports-exports company. In the current financial year, your company has a net income of $851,000 and plans to use a part of it as retained earnings for a new project which will cost $500,000 next year. The company’s stock is currently listed and actively traded on ASX. Required:

Your company has an extra cash of A$216 000. The AUD/USA exchange rate in New York is 0.77923. The USD/AUD rate in Sydney is 1.29135. Is there any arbitrage profit possible? Set up an arbitrage scheme with the extra cash, disregarding bid-ask spread. What is the potential gain in AUD dollar?

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