Princess Cruise Company (PCC) purchased a ship from Mitsubishi Heavy Industry for 520 million yen payable in one year. The currentspot rate is ¥125 per dollar and the one-year forward rate is ¥111 per dollar. The annual interest rate is 6 percent in Japan and 9percent in the United States. PCC can also buy a one-year call option on yen at the strike price of $0.0080 per yen for a premium of0.0140 cents per yen.Note: A Negative value should be indicated with a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your final answer inwhole dollars not in millions.Required:a. Compute the future dollar costs of meeting this obligation using the money market and forward hedges.b. Assuming that the forward exchange rate is the best predictor of the future spot rate, compute the expected future dollar cost ofmeeting this obligation when the option hedge is used.c. At what future spot rate do you think PCC may be indifferent between the option and forward hedge?Answer is complete but not entirely correct.Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below.Required ARequired BRequired CAssuming that the forward exchange rate is the best predictor of the future spot rate, compute the expected future dollar costof meeting this obligation when the option hedge is used.Expected future dollar cost4,167,932

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