Question: irm AAA is located in the U.S.. It has purchase from a Germany firm 1,000,000 worth of product. The payable will be processed a year
irm AAA is located in the U.S.. It has purchase from a Germany firm 1,000,000 worth of product. The payable will be processed a year later. Refer to the following for details.
The current spot exchange rate is $1.40/euro
The one year forward rate is $1.30/euro
The Euro zone annual interest rate = 2%
The U.S. annual interest rate = 3%
Call options for euro has a strike price $1.38, premium price is $0.02
Question: If firm AAA locks in the forward hedge at $1.30/euro, and the spot rate when the transaction was recorded on the books was $1.40/euro, this will result in a "foreign exchange accounting transaction ________" of ________.
| gain; euro 50,000 | ||
| loss; euro 50,000 | ||
| loss; $100,000
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| gain; $100,000
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