Instruction 9.2:

Use the information for following problem(s).

 

Oregon Transportation Inc. (OTI) has just signed a contract to purchase light rail cars from a manufacturer in Germany for euro 2,500,000. The purchase was made in June with payment due six months later in December. Because this is a sizable contract for the firm and because the contract is in euros rather than dollars, OTI is considering several hedging alternatives to reduce the exchange rate risk arising from the sale. To help the firm make a hedging decision you have gathered the following information.

 

· The spot exchange rate is $1.40/euro

· The six month forward rate is $1.38/euro

· OTI's cost of capital is 11%

· The Euro zone 6-month borrowing rate is 9% (or 4.5% for 6 months)

· The Euro zone 6-month lending rate is 7% (or 3.5% for 6 months)

· The U.S. 6-month borrowing rate is 8% (or 4% for 6 months)

· The U.S. 6-month lending rate is 6% (or 3% for 6 months)

· December call options for euro 625,000; strike price $1.42, premium price is 1.5%

· OTI's forecast for 6-month spot rates is $1.43/euro

· The budget rate, or the highest acceptable purchase price for this project, is

$3,625,000 or $1.45/euro

 

40) 

 

Refer to Instruction 9.2. If OTI chooses not to hedge their euro payable, the amount they pay in six months will be ________.

 

A) 

 

$3,500,000

 

B) 

 

$3,450,000

 

C) 

 

euro 3,450,000

 

D) 

 

unknown today

 

41) 

 

Refer to Instruction 9.2. If OTI chooses to hedge its transaction exposure in the forward market, it will ________ euro 2,500,000 forward at a rate of ________.

 

A) 

 

buy; $1.38

 

B) 

 

buy; $1.40

 

C) 

 

sell; $1.38

 

D) 

 

sell; euro 1.40

 

42) 

 

Refer to Instruction 9.2. OTI chooses to hedge its transaction exposure in the forward market at the available forward rate. The required amount in dollars to pay off the accounts payable in 6 months will be ________.

 

A) 

 

$2,500,000

 

B) 

 

$3,450,000

 

C) 

 

$3,500,000

 

D) 

 

$3,575,000

43) 

 

Refer to Instruction 9.2. If OTI locks in the forward hedge at $1.38/euro, and the spot rate when the transaction was recorded on the books was $1.40/euro, this will result in a "foreign exchange accounting transaction ________" of ________.

 

A) 

 

loss; $50,000

 

B) 

 

loss; euro 50,000

 

C) 

 

gain; $50,000

 

D) 

 

gain; euro 50,000

 

44) 

 

Refer to Instruction 9.2. OTI would be ________ by an amount equal to ________ with a forward hedge than if they had not hedged and their predicted exchange rate for 6 months had been correct.

 

A) 

 

better off; $125,000

 

B) 

 

better off; euro 125,000

 

C) 

 

worse off; $125,000

 

D) 

 

worse off; euro 125,0000

 

45) 

 

Refer to Instruction 9.2. What is the cost of a call option hedge for OTI's euro receivable contract? (Note: Calculate the cost in future value dollars and assume the firm's cost of capital as the appropriate interest rate for calculating future values.)

 

A) 

 

$52,500

 

B) 

 

$55,388

 

C) 

 

$56,125

 

D) 

 

$58,275