On January 1, Madison Co

On January 1, Madison Co. ordered raw material from Japan and agreed to pay 100 million yen for this order on April 1. It negotiated a 3-month forward contract to obtain 100 million Japanese yen on that date at $.009. On February 1, the Japanese firm informed Madison Co. that it wouldn't be able to fulfill the order. The Japanese yen spot rate on February 1 is $.0087, and the 2-month forward rate exhibits a 3 percent discount. To offset its existing contract, Madison Co. will negotiate a forward contract to ____ for the date of April 1, and the profit/loss generated from this transaction is a ____ U.S. dollars.

A) sell yen; gain of $60,000
B) sell yen; loss of $60,000
C) buy yen; gain of $30,000
D) to buy yen; loss of $30,000

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