Suppose the selling price of one-month forward Japanese yens is $0.010499 per yen, and the spot price is $0.010495 per yen. Complete the following formula for the per annum percentage premium (or discount) to calculate what the yen is worth in the one-month forward market.

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Answer:

Explanation:

From the given information:

The per annum forward premium = [tex]\dfrac{Forward \ price - spot \ price}{spot \ price} \times \dfrac{12}{1}[/tex]

[tex]= \dfrac{0.010499 - 0.010495}{0.010499} \times \dfrac{12}{1}[/tex]

[tex]= \dfrac{0.000004}{0.010495} \times 12[/tex]

[tex]= 0.0003811 \times 12[/tex]

= 0.004573

= 0.4573%

Since this is positive and because it is favorable, the price of the yen would rise in the one-month forward market making it premium.

We can conclude that: The yen is at premium against US dollar, due to the fact that it is worth more in one-month forward market.