Princess Cruise Company (PCC) purchased a ship from Mitsubishi Heavy Industry for 700 million Japanese yen payable in one year. The current spot rate is ¥120/$ and the one-year forward rate is ¥105/$.

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Princess Cruise Company (PCC) purchased a ship from Mitsubishi Heavy Industry for 700 million Japanese yen payable in one year. The current spot rate is ¥120/$ and the one-year forward rate is ¥105/$. The annual interest rate is 6% in Japan and 9% in the United States. What is the future dollar cost of meeting this obligation using the money market hedge?

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a)

$6,483,180

 

 

b)

$5,672,783

 

 

c)

$6,855,347

 

 

d)

$7,779,816

 

 

e)

$5,998,428..

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