A U.S. company purchases inventory from a foreign vendor and purchases are denominated in the foreign currency

Question:

A U.S. company purchases inventory from a foreign vendor and purchases are denominated in the foreign currency (FC). The U.S. dollar is expected to weaken against the FC. Explain how a forward contract might be employed as a hedge against risk.
Exchange Rate
The value of one currency for the purpose of conversion to another. Exchange Rate means on any day, for purposes of determining the Dollar Equivalent of any currency other than Dollars, the rate at which such currency may be exchanged into Dollars...