A US Bank Issues a 1-Year, $1 Million U

Multiple Choice

A U.S. bank issues a 1-year, $1 million U.S. CD at 5 percent annual interest to finance a C $1.274 million investment in 2-year fixed-rate Canadian bonds selling at par and paying 7 percent annually. You expect to liquidate your position in 1 year upon maturity of the CD. Spot exchange rates are US $0.78493 per Canadian dollar.
-What is the end-of-year profit or loss on the bank's cash position if in one year both Canadian bond rates increase to 7.5 percent and the exchange rate falls to US $0.765 per Canadian dollar (Assume no change in U.S. interest rates.) (Choose the closest answer)

A) Loss of US $12,000.
B) Loss of US $75,000.
C) Profit of C $9,000.
D) Profit of US $50,000.
E) Loss of C $119,000.