Ghana’s inflation is forecasted to be 10.2% over the coming year whilst that of South Africa is forecasted to be 6.5%. The current exchange rate between Ghana Cedi and the South African Rand is 0.32 ZAR per 1 GHS. a) How should we quote the exchange rate between Ghana Cedi and the South African Rand (ZAR) in a year’s time to avoid arbitrage? b) A Ghanaian company is importing goods worth ZAR 20m in a year’s time, how much GHS will the company require to import the goods? c) If the actual rate at the end of the year is 0.35 ZAR per 1GHS, what is the absolute forecast error for the forecast in (a)?

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Ghana’s inflation is forecasted to be 10.2% over the coming year
whilst that of South

Africa is forecasted to be 6.5%. The current exchange rate between
Ghana Cedi and the

South African Rand is 0.32 ZAR per 1 GHS.

a) How should we quote the exchange rate between Ghana Cedi and the
South

African Rand (ZAR) in a year’s time to avoid arbitrage?

b) A Ghanaian company is importing goods worth ZAR 20m in a year’s
time, how

much GHS will the company require to import the goods?

c) If the actual rate at the end of the year is 0.35 ZAR per 1GHS,
what is the

absolute forecast error for the forecast in (a)?

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