2 Suppose you are a U.S. investor who is planning to invest $785,000 in Mexico. Your Mexican investment gains 10 percent. If the exchange rate moves from 12.2 pesos per dollar to 12.5 pesos per dollar over the period, what is your total return on this investment?
Initial investment = $785000
Investment in peso = $785000 * 12.2 = 9577000 peso
Return on investment = 9577000 * 10% = 957700 peso
Value of investment = 9577000 + 957700 = 10534700 peso
Now, this investment will be converted back to dollars at 12.5 rate:
Value of investment in dollars = 10534700 / 12.5 = $842776
Total return on investment = Value of investment after appreciation - Initial value
Total return on investment = $842776 - $785000 = $57776
Total return (%) = Total return on investment / Initial value * 100
Total return (%) = $57776 / $785000 * 100 = 7.36%
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