Wenden Co is a Dutch-based company which has the following expected transactions. One month: Expected receipt of
Question:
Wenden Co is a Dutch-based company which has the following expected transactions.
One month: Expected receipt of £2,40,000
One month: Expected payment of £1,40,000
Three months: Expected receipts of £3,00,000
The finance manager has collected the following information:
Spot rate (£ per €): 1.7820 ± 0.0002
One month forward rate (£ per €): 1.7829 ± 0.0003
Three months forward rate (£ per €): 1.7846 ± 0.0004
Money market rates for Wenden Co:
Borrowing Deposit
One year Euro interest rate: 4.9% 4.6%
One year Sterling interest rate: 5.4% 5.1%
Assume that it is now 1 April.
Required:
a. Calculate the expected Euro receipts in one month and in three months using the forward market.
b. Calculate the expected Euro receipts in three months using a money-market hedge and recommend whether a forward market hedge or a money market hedge should be used.
Corporate Finance and Investment decisions and strategies
ISBN: 978-1292064062
8th edition
Authors: Richard Pike, Bill Neale, Philip Linsley