Exhibit 20-2
to Benefit from the Low Correlation Between the Canadian

Exhibit 20-2
To benefit from the low correlation between the Canadian dollar (C$) and the Japanese yen (¥) , Luzar Corporation decides to borrow 50% of funds needed in Canadian dollars and the remainder in yen. The domestic financing rate for a one-year loan is 7%. The Canadian one-year interest rate is 6% and the Japanese one-year interest rate is 10%. Luzar has determined the following possible percentage changes in the two individual currencies as follows:
$\begin{array}{lcc}\text { \underline{Cuntency} } & \text { \underline{Percentage Change }} & \text { \underline{Probability }} \\\text { Canadian dollar } & 2.0 \% & 30 \% \\\text { Canadian dollar } & 4.0 \% & 70 \% \\\text { Japanese yen } & -3.0\% & 60 \% \\\text { Japanese yen } & 1.0 \% & 40 \%\end{array}$
-Refer to Exhibit 20-2. What is the expected effective financing rate of the portfolio Luzar is contemplating (assume the two currencies move independently from one another) ?

A) 9.03%.
B) 7.00%.
C) 10.00%.
D) 7.59%.
E) none of the above

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