CROSS RATES – WASHI SEP 2018 (KAPLAN EXAM KIT)Forums › Ask ACCA Tutor Forums › Ask the Tutor ACCA AFM Exams › CROSS RATES – WASHI SEP 2018 (KAPLAN EXAM KIT)This topic has 3 replies, 3 voices, and was last updated 2 years ago by John Moffat.Viewing 4 posts - 1 through 4 (of 4 total)AuthorPosts November 22, 2020 at 1:27 pm #596053 joevassalloParticipantTopics: 13Replies: 127☆☆Hi JohnI cannot get round my head how cross rates have been worked/derived in this question:Spot rates JPY per €1 are 129.2-132.40 Spot rates ARD per €1 are 92.7-95.60Inflation in Airone (currency ARD) is 9% Inflation in Japan (currency JPY) is 1.5%I need to convert ARD 10,150m to JPY….Can you please assist?Thank you. November 22, 2020 at 1:43 pm #596059 John MoffatKeymasterTopics: 57Replies: 54628☆☆☆☆☆1 EUR buys 92.7 ARD, and 132.4 JPY will buy 1 EURTherefore 132.4 JPY will buy 92.7 ARDTherefore 1 JPY will buy 92.7/132.4 = 0.70 ARDIt is the same logic for the other rate November 28, 2022 at 6:53 pm #672823 ACCAstudent97ParticipantTopics: 0Replies: 2☆Why do we use the 0.70 and not the 0.74 exchange rate for the investment appraisal? Since we transfer ARD to YPY, we sell ARD? November 29, 2022 at 4:16 pm #672872 John MoffatKeymasterTopics: 57Replies: 54628☆☆☆☆☆You are correct. For some of the flows the examiner should have used the other cross rate.AuthorPostsViewing 4 posts - 1 through 4 (of 4 total)You must be logged in to reply to this topic.Log In Username: Password: Keep me signed in Log In