Apple Inc. is a U$.$S$.-$based company, that designs, manufactures, and markets mobile communication and media devices, and personal computers. It also sells various related software, services, accessories, and third$-$party digital content and applications. The company offers iPhone, a line of smartphones; iPad, a line of multi$-$purpose tablets; and Mac, a line of desktop and portable personal computers, as well as iOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS operating systems. On September $30,$ Apple sold inventory to Yara International, a Norwegian company. The inventory was priced at NOK $46\mathrm{.}65$ million and payment is due in $180$ days. Apple's multinational finance team collected the following currency and market quotes. Apple forecasts the Norwegian Krone $($NOK$)$ will be at about $$\frac{0\mathrm{.}1125}{?}$ NOK in $180$ days.

Current spot rate $(\frac{\text{\$}}{N}OK)$

$180-$day forward rate $($$$/$NOK$)$

Apple's WACC

$180-$day dollar interest rate

$180-$day krone interest rate

$180-$day dollar borrowing rate

$180-$day krone borrowing rate

$$0\mathrm{.}1095$

$$0\mathrm{.}1105$

$4\mathrm{.}500\%$

$2\mathrm{.}000\%$

$1\mathrm{.}250\%$

$4\mathrm{.}000\%$

$3\mathrm{.}000\%$

What is your recommendation to Apple to hedge this foreign currency transaction exposure?

Apple should use a money market hedge and invest in its own operations

Apple should do nothing

Apple should use a forward hedge

Apple should use a money market hedge and invest in krone

Apple should use a money market hedge and invest in dollars