Exam 9: Transaction Exposure

Use the information for the following problem(s). Plains States Manufacturing has just signed a contract to sell agricultural equipment to Boschin, a German firm, for euro 1,250,000. The sale 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, Plains States 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 • Plains States' 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 put options for euro 625,000; strike price $1.42, premium price is 1.5% • Plains States' forecast for 6-month spot rates is $1.43/euro • The budget rate, or the lowest acceptable sales price for this project, is $1,075,000 or $1.35/euro -Refer to Instruction 9.1. If Plains States chooses to implement a money market hedge for the Euro receivables, how much money will the firm borrow today?

________ exposure deals with cash flows that result from existing contractual obligations.

Does foreign currency exchange hedging both reduce risk and increase expected value? Explain, and list several arguments in favor of currency risk management and several against.

Use the information for the following problem(s). Plains States Manufacturing has just signed a contract to sell agricultural equipment to Boschin, a German firm, for euro 1,250,000. The sale 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, Plains States 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 • Plains States' 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 put options for euro 625,000; strike price $1.42, premium price is 1.5% • Plains States' forecast for 6-month spot rates is $1.43/euro • The budget rate, or the lowest acceptable sales price for this project, is $1,075,000 or $1.35/euro -Refer to Instruction 9.1. A ________ hedge allows Plains States to enjoy the benefits of a favorable change in exchange rates for their euro receivables contract while protecting the firm from unfavorable exchange rate changes.

Company X from USA has localized production near its suppliers in EU and exports its products worldwide. The company

________ exposure may result from a firm having a payable in a foreign currency.

Use the information for the following problem(s). Plains States Manufacturing has just signed a contract to sell agricultural equipment to Boschin, a German firm, for euro 1,250,000. The sale 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, Plains States 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 • Plains States' 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 put options for euro 625,000; strike price $1.42, premium price is 1.5% • Plains States' forecast for 6-month spot rates is $1.43/euro • The budget rate, or the lowest acceptable sales price for this project, is $1,075,000 or $1.35/euro -Refer to Instruction 9.1. Plains States chooses to hedge its transaction exposure in the forward market at the available forward rate. The payoff in 6 months will be

Use the information for the following problem(s). Plains States Manufacturing has just signed a contract to sell agricultural equipment to Boschin, a German firm, for euro 1,250,000. The sale 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, Plains States 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 • Plains States' 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 put options for euro 625,000; strike price $1.42, premium price is 1.5% • Plains States' forecast for 6-month spot rates is $1.43/euro • The budget rate, or the lowest acceptable sales price for this project, is $1,075,000 or $1.35/euro -Refer to Instruction 9.1. If Plains States chooses not to hedge their euro receivable, the amount they receive in six months will be

US firm submitted a fixed bid for a Euro multimillion project in Ukraine. The contract will be awarded in 12 months and the company knows there will be no advance payments. The company

The key arguments in opposition to currency hedging such as market efficiency, agency theory, and diversification do not have financial theory at their core.

________ exposure measures the change in the present value of the firm resulting from unexpected changes in exchange rates.

Losses from ________ exposure generally reduce taxable income in the year they are realized. ________ exposure losses are not cash losses and therefore, are not tax deductible.

Currency risk management techniques include forward hedges, money market hedges, and option hedges. Draw a diagram showing the possible outcomes of these hedging alternatives for a foreign currency receivable contract. In your diagram, be sure to label the X and Y-axis, the put option strike price, and show the possible results for a money market hedge, a forward hedge, a put option hedge, and an uncovered position. (Note: Assume the forward currency receivable is British pounds and the put option strike price is $1.50/£, the price of the option is $0.04 the forward rate is $1.52/£ and the current spot rate is $1.48/£.)

Losses from ________ exposure generally reduce taxable income in the year they are realized. ________ exposure losses may reduce taxes over a series of years.

A U.S. firm sells merchandise today to a British company for £100,000. The current exchange rate is $2.03/£, the account is payable in three months, and the firm chooses to avoid any hedging techniques designed to reduce or eliminate the risk of changes in the exchange rate. If the exchange rate changes to $2.05/£ the U.S. firm will realize a ________ of ________.

MNE cash flows may be sensitive to changes in which of the following?

Use the information for the following problem(s). Plains States Manufacturing has just signed a contract to sell agricultural equipment to Boschin, a German firm, for euro 1,250,000. The sale 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, Plains States 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 • Plains States' 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 put options for euro 625,000; strike price $1.42, premium price is 1.5% • Plains States' forecast for 6-month spot rates is $1.43/euro • The budget rate, or the lowest acceptable sales price for this project, is $1,075,000 or $1.35/euro -Refer to Instruction 9.1. If Plains States purchases the put option, and the option expires in six months on the same day that Plains States receives the euro 1,250,000, the firm will exercise the put at that time if the spot rate is $1.43/euro.

In efficient markets, interest rate parity should assure that the costs of a forward hedge and money market hedge should be approximately the same.

The structure of a money market hedge is similar to a forward hedge. The difference is the cost of the money market hedge is determined by the differential interest rates, while the forward hedge is a function of the forward rates quotation.

A U.S. firm sells merchandise today to a British company for £100,000. The current exchange rate is $2.03/£, the account is payable in three months, and the firm chooses to avoid any hedging techniques designed to reduce or eliminate the risk of changes in the exchange rate. The U.S. firm is at risk today of a loss if