We are a car dealership in NOLA. We will import Japanese Cars (Suzuki) for JPY 200,000,000 We will pay in 3 months We will sell these cars in the US for USD We will collect USD within the 3 months Risk defined We are collecting USD now (within the 3 months) We will buy JPY in 3 months (to pay for our debt of JPY 200,000,000) What if the JPY value against the USD goes up? Please hedge this foreign exchange risk using derivatives similar to our class discussion on March 9th. Please upload your spreadsheet showing your work.

We are a car dealership in NOLA. We will import Japanese Cars (Suzuki) for JPY 200,000,000 We will pay in 3 months We will sell these cars in the US for USD We will collect USD within the 3 months Risk defined We are collecting USD now (within the 3 months) We will buy JPY in 3 months (to pay for our debt of JPY 200,000,000) What if the JPY value against the USD goes up? Please hedge this foreign exchange risk using derivatives similar to our class discussion on March 9th. Please upload your spreadsheet showing your work.

Intermediate Financial Management (MindTap Course List)

13th Edition

ISBN:9781337395083

Author:Eugene F. Brigham, Phillip R. Daves

Publisher:Eugene F. Brigham, Phillip R. Daves

Chapter27: Multinational Financial Management

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 10P

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