FUNDAMENTALS OF CORPORATE FINANCE
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Chapter 23, Problem 12CRCT
Hedging Exchange Rate Risk [LO2] If a U.S. company exports its goods to Japan, how would it use a futures contract on Japanese yen to hedge its exchange rate risk? Would it buy or sell yen futures? In answering, assume that the exchange rate quoted in the futures contract is quoted as dollars per yen.
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Q1) The equilibrium exchange rate of pounds is USD1.70. At an exchange rate of USD1.72 per pound: *
A) U.S. demand for pounds would exceed the supply of pounds for sale and there would be a shortage of pounds in the foreign exchange market.
B) U.S. demand for pounds would be less than the supply of pounds for sale and there would be a shortage of pounds in the foreign exchange market.
C) U.S. demand for pounds would exceed the supply of pounds for sale and there would be a surplus of pounds in the foreign exchange market.
D) U.S. demand for pounds would be less than the supply of pounds for sale and there would be a surplus of pounds in the foreign exchange market.
Ch. 31. The most obvious way to hedge against ___________________ in currency conversions is to enter into a forward exchange agreement to lock in an exchange rate.
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FUNDAMENTALS OF CORPORATE FINANCE
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