An Australian investor buys a U.S. Treasury bond that has a price of $10,000 . pays 5 percent interest, and matures in a year. Between the purchase date and the maturity date, the exchange rate changes from $1 = AUD 5.0 to $1= AUD 5.2 . What will be the Australian investor's rate of return from the U.S. bond?
a. 4 percent
b. 7 percent
c. 9.2 percent
d. 12 percent
e. 25 percent
c
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