Tricolor Industries has purchased equipment from a Brazilian firm for a total cost of 272,500 Brazilian reals.

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Tricolor Industries has purchased equipment from a Brazilian firm for a total cost of 272,500 Brazilian reals. The firm has to pay in 30 days. Citibank has given the firm a 30-day forward quote of $0.4723/real. Assume that on the day the payment is due, the spot rate is $0.4917/ real. How much would Tricolor save by hedging with a forward contract?

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Fundamentals of corporate finance

ISBN: 978-0470876442

2nd Edition

Authors: Robert Parrino, David S. Kidwell, Thomas W. Bates

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