Suppose that the interest rate of government bonds in the euro area at 1 year maturity is 10%, or i€ =0.10 at the same time , the interest rate of government bonds in the usa at 1 year maturity is 5%, or i$=0.05

suppose that the spot exchange rate between euro € and us dollar $ is, in us dollars, 1€=$1.37
the forward rate - according to the covered interest parity -

a)selling at forward premium

b)equal to the spot rate

c)none of the above

d)selling at forward discount

Abeverage company puts game pieces under the caps of its drinks and claims that one in six game pieces wins a prize. the official rules of the contest state that the odds of winning a prize are is the claim "one in six game pieces wins a prize" correct? why or why not? 1: 6.

Present values. the 2-year discount factor is .92. what is the present value of $1 to be received in year 2? what is the present value of $2,000? (lo5-2)

Your company is starting a new r& d initiative: a development of a new drug that dramatically reduces the addiction to smoking. the expert team estimates the probability of developing the drug succesfully at 60% and a chance of losing the investment of 40%. if the project is successful, your company would earn profits (after deducting the investment) of 9,000 (thousand usd). if the development is unsuccessful, the whole investment will be lost -1,000 (thousand usd). your company's risk preference is given by the expected utility function: u(x) v1000 +x, where x is the monetary outcome of a project. calculate the expected profit of the project . calculate the expected utility of the project . find the certainty equivalent of this r& d initiative . find the risk premium of this r& d initiative e is the company risk-averse, risk-loving or risk-neutral? why do you think so?