Question

Your firm is a U.K.-based importer of bicycles. You have placed an order with an italian firm for €1,000,000 worth of bicycles. Payment (in euro) is due in 12 months.
1. Use a money market hedge to redenominate this one-year receivable into a pound-denominated receivable with a one-year maturity.
Contract size Country U.S. $ Equiv. Currency per U.S. $
£ 10,000 Britain (pound) $ 1.9600 £ 0.5102 interest APR rates
12 months forward $ 2.0000 £ 0.5000
€ 10,000 Euro $ 1.5600 € 0.6410 i$ = 1 %
12 months forward $ 1.6000 € 0.6250 i€ = 2 %
SFr. 10,000 Swiss franc $ 0.9200 SFr. 1.0870 i£ = 3 %
12 months forward $ 1.0000 SFr. 1.0000 iSFr. = 4 %
The following were computed without rounding. Select the answer closest to yours.
a. €1,244,212.10
b. €1,225,490.20
c. €1,219,815.78
d. €1,250,000

Answer 1

Answer:

A. €1,244,212.10

Explanation:

Contract Size Country U.S. $ equiv. Currency per U.S. $

£ 10,000 Britain (pound) $ 1.9600 £ 0.5102 interest APR

12 months forward $ 2.0000 £ 0.5000 rates

€ 10,000 Euro $ 1.5600 € 0.6410 i$ = 1 %

12 months forward $ 1.6000 € 0.6250 i€ = 2 %

SFr. 10,000 Swiss franc $ 0.9200 SFr. 1.0870 i£ = 3 %

12 months forward $ 1.0000 SFr. 1.0000 iSFr. = 4 %