An exporter located in Sweden has been asked to accept a payment in 1 years time of
Question:
An exporter located in Sweden has been asked to accept a payment in 1 years’ time of 945,000,000 Rupee for a shipment of trucks to Sri Lanka. Unfortunately, there is no foreign exchange option for Krona-Rupee exchange and the exporter cannot readily find someone to take the other side of a forward contact. The exporter observes that The Swedish Krona is currently trading at .12 US dollars. The Sri Lankan Rupee is trading at .005 US dollars. A bank in Sri Lanka posts an annual interest rate of 35% on all deposits and loans. A bank in Sweden posts an annual interest rate of 2% on all deposits and loans.
Using the two banks and the current spot rates, calculate how much the exporter is assured of Swedish Krona for their exports?
Managerial Decision Modeling With Spreadsheets
ISBN: 9780136115830
3rd Edition
Authors: Nagraj Balakrishnan, Barry Render, Jr. Ralph M. Stair