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Suppose on that on January 1st a Mexican firm borrows $20 million from Citibank (USA) for one year at 8.00% interest per annum. The loan was taken when the spot rate was USD/MXP3.40. At the end of the one year when the loan was repaid, the exchange rate was USD/MXP 5.80. Based on the above information, calculate the Mexican Peso cost of the dollar loan in percentages.

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Loan amount=$20,000,000
Loan amount in Mexican Peso=20000000*3.40=MXP ...

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