The return on investment and return on exchange rate

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One year ago, an American investor bought 5000 shares of LBR in London at a price of £24 (or 24 UK pounds) per share when the exchange rate was $1.2/1£ (or $1.20 dollars = 1 pound). The investor also invested 20,000,000 Japanese Yen in a money market fund in Japan last year when the exchange rate was 110 Yen = $ 1 US. Over the last year, the value of LBR decreased by 10% and the Japanese money market fund increased by 2%.

(a) Using current exchange rates, show the investor’s overall return on the LBR investment, and the return separated into the return on investment and return on exchange rate.

(b) Using current exchange rates, show the investor’s overall return on the Japanese Yen money market fund, and the return separated into the return on investment and return on exchange rate.

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