Reference no: EM132719619
WaFlo Co is a -based company which has the following expected transactions..
One month: Expected receipt of 240,000
One month: Expected payment of 140,000
Three months: Expected receipts of 300,000
As the Corporate Finance Manager for WaFlo CO. you collect the following information:
Spot rate (K per K): 1.7820 ± 0.0002
One month forward rate (K per K): 1.7829 ± 0.0003
Three months forward rate (K per K): 1.7846 ± 0.0004
Money market rates for WaFlo Co:
Borrowing Deposit
One year Kwacha interest rate: 4.9% 4.6
One year dollar interest rate: 5.4% 5.1
Assume that it is now 1 April.
Required:
Problem 1: Calculate the expected Kwacha receipts in one month and in three months using the forward market.
Problem 2: Calculate the expected Kwacha receipts in three months using a money-market hedge and recommend whether a forward market hedge or a money market hedge should be used.
Problem 3: Discuss how Kwacha currency futures contracts could be used to hedge the three-month dollar receipt.