Busco has a foreign-currency denominated payable, it can hedge by buying the foreign currency payable forward. The company can expect to eliminate the exposure without incurring costs as long as the...


Busco has a foreign-currency denominated payable, it
can hedge by buying the foreign currency payable
forward. The company can expect to eliminate the
exposure without incurring costs as long as the forward
exchange rate is an unbiased predictor of the future spot
rate. Busco exported an A380 to a UK company, and was
billed the sum of £ 12,000,000 payable in three months.
Currently the spot rate is $1.40/£ and the three-month
forward rate is $1.36/£.The three-month money market
interest rate is 12% per annum in US and 8% per annum
in UK.So the management of Busco decided to manage
this transaction exposure and use the money market
hedge to deal with this pound account payable.


1)Conduct a cash flow analysis of the money market hedge.


Answer:











































Transaction




Current cash flow




(3-month)



Cash flow at maturity




1



Borrow £





=£11,764,705.88










-

£12,000,000




2



Buy $ spot with £





=

$16, 470,588.24






- £11,764,705.88







0




3



Invest in US







-

$16, 470,588.24





=
$
16,964,705.89




4



Connect £ with receivable





0





£12,000,000




5



Calculate Net cash flow





0







$
16,964,705.89




2) Compare and contrast the cash flow at maturity and


the net dollar proceeds if instead the options market


hedge is used by Airbus. You may assume a put option


of £ 12,000,000 with an exercise price of $1.36/£ with


a three-month expiration and an option premium of $


0.05 per £.



*Can you please answer the question 2.



Jun 09, 2022
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