Determine the value of forward contract for this transaction

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A) show the value of the transaction today in US$

B) provide an example exchange rate for a potential depreciation of the US$ and show the effect of this depreciated US$ on the value of the transaction in US$

C) provide an example exchange rate for a potential appreciation of the US$ and show the effect of this appreciated US$ on the value of the transaction in US$

D) determine the value of a forward contract for this transaction in US$ using present value discounting

E) determine the value of asset-liability hedging for this transaction in US$

F) make a recommendation of whether the company should use a forward contract or asset-liability hedging in order to protect itself from foreign exchange risk

SCENARIO 2

Up-in-the-Air Sports in the United States has just bought Canadian$ 6,000,000 of extreme sports protective gear from Protective Wear of Thunder Bay, Ontario Canada. Up-in-the-Air Sports will make the payment for this sale in one month and would like to guard itself against movements in the foreign exchange rate between the US$ and the Canadian$. The current spot exchange rate is US$ .7986Canadian$ and a one month forward contract is US$ .8005/Canadian$. The current annual deposit rate in Canada is .25% per annum and the prime annual lending rate is .75% per annum. Up-in-the-Air Sports’ cost of capital is 12.25% per annum.

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