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103. You are planning to hedge a payables exposure in dollars and have collected the following information.<br />Spot : (Rs./$)42.50/42.60<br />3-month forward (Rs./$)43.50/43.70<br />Interest rate: $ - 6%<br />Rs. – 15%<br />If the exposure will mature in 3 months and there are no restrictions on trading in forward/money market instruments, what cover would you prefer – forward cover or money market cover? Show necessary calculations.<br />104. You were to import an equipment for your project and you have a choice to invoice in the following currencies:<br />Invoice Value£  1,00,000S$ 2,90,000NKr 9,17,000Spot rate67.50/9023.25/407.05/151-m Forward rate25/4010/1520/252-m Forward rate50/90---------1-m Interest rate6.004.004.502-m Interest rate6.254.254.75<br />You have the option to pay at the end of 1st month or 2nd month along with interest at the applicable rates. However, the pay-out at the end of 2nd month has to be made in Euro and actual pay-out depends on how the rates are fixed with Euro. If the Rs./Euro is 47, after 2 months, compute the limits for S$/Euro and NKr/Euro rates that will make invoicing in S$ and NKr a better choice than £. Which currency do you select if you prefer to pay at the end of first month?<br />105. M/s. Windfall Ltd. has to import raw material in three consignments at the rate of one consignment every month in the next three months. Payments will have to be made at the end of each month. The company has the option to invoice the consignment either in US $ or Euro. The terms as under:<br />US $EuroTo be paid afterFirst Consignment1,50,0001,57,0001 monthSecond Consignment3,00,0003,12,0002 monthsThird Consignment2,50,0002,62,0003 months<br />You, as the Finance Manager of the company, have the following forecast for the exchange rates:<br />After 1 monthAfter 2 monthsAfter 3 monthsUS $/Euro1.0455/561.0418/091.0400/01Rs./US$43.25/3543.45/5843.75/85<br />The current forward quotes in the market are as under:<br />After 1 monthAfter 2 monthsAfter 3 monthsUS $/Euro1.0465/671.0426/291.0415/19Rs./US$43.45/5043.65/7543.80/95<br />Suggest the currency in which you invoice for each of the consignment.<br />,[object Object]
If the exposure is left uncovered.106. International Industries Ltd. (IIL), an Indian company, has a receivable of $ 1,000,000 maturing three months from now and a payable of £ 1,500,000 maturing in six months. The company has decided to hedge the two separately. The following information is available regarding the same:<br />Exchange Rates<br />Rs./$Spot43.65/70<br />3-m forward44.75/85<br />6-m forward44.80/95<br />Rs./£Spot70.25/50<br />3-m forward70.50/00<br />6-m forward71.15/80<br />Interest Rates (%)<br />Rs.$£3-months9.00/9.504.00/4.255.00/5.256-months10.00/11.004.50/5.006.00/6.50<br />Advise the company on whether it should adopt a forward cover or a money market cover.<br />107. A to Z Pharma Inc., a US based company, has a receivable of C$ 1,000,000 maturing five months from now. The company is considering whether the exposure should be hedged through futures or a money market cover. Six-month futures on Canadian dollars are now trading at US$ 0.7205 and the current $/C$ rate is 0.7005. The interest rate for five-month investment in US$ is 6% p.a.<br />,[object Object]
What should be the rate of interest on Canadian dollars if the company should be indifferent between the futures and money market cover?108. Amico, an American company imported machinery worth Euro 1 million on April 05, 2000, from a firm based in Switzerland. The payable is due in June. Amico is considering whether this exposure should be left open or hedged through forward or option market. The market rates obtained by Amico are:<br />$/Euro spot0.9580/0.9590<br />2-months forward20/30<br />July call options with a strike price of $ 0.9610/Euro are available at a premium of 0.005 $ per Euro.<br />You are required to:<br />,[object Object]
Find at what expected spot rate will Amico be indifferent between

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