Ketill Inc. is an American firm that will receive 21,000,000 Japanese yen (JPY) in one year. The company does not have immediate cash needs at the moment. The spot exchange rate is USD 0.0111/JPY, and the forward exchange rate is USD 0.0098/JPY. The investing and borrowing rates in Japan are 8% p.a. and 11% p.a., respectively. The investing and borrowing rates in the U.S. are 10% p.a. and 13% p.a., respectively. If Ketill Inc. employs a money market hedge, how much U.S. dollars will it receive from the bank in a year?

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