Which contract is more likely not to be performed, a payment due from a customer in foreign
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Which contract is more likely not to be performed, a payment due from a customer in foreign currency (a currency exposure), or a forward contract with a bank to exchange the foreign currency for the firm's domestic currency at a contracted rate (the currency hedge)?
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Multinational Business Finance
ISBN: 978-0134796550
15th edition
Authors: David K. Eiteman, Arthur I. Stonehill, Michael H. Moffett
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