AMD needs $50 million for 1 year to finance its working capital. The company has two borrowing alternatives: (i) to borrow the full amount in Eurodollars in London at 3.20 % per annum (ii) to borrow HK$ 390 million in Hong Kong at 1.01 % per annum and exchange these HK$ at the then present exchange rate of HK$ 7.8000 per I USD. Calculate the ending exchange rate where AMD would be indifferent between borrowing in USD and HK$.

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AMD needs $50 million for 1 year to finance its working capital. The company has two borrowing alternatives:
(i) to borrow the full amount in Eurodollars in London at 3.20 % per annum
(ii) to borrow HK$ 390 million in Hong Kong at 1.01 % per annum and exchange these HK$ at the then present exchange rate of HK$ 7.8000 per I USD.
Calculate the ending exchange rate where AMD would be indifferent between borrowing in USD and HK$.

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