Forward hedging, International Economics

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Assume that Deborah Electronics expects a delivery of Fujitsu laptops in a month from a Japanese supplier. Each laptop sells at $1000 in a retail market whereas the import cost is 90000 yen per unit. The spot exchange rate today is 95.238 yen per us dollar, but in 30 days the dollar is expected to depreciate to 86.956 yen. Deborah Electronics can either wait for a month or enter a 30 days forward exchange deal with bank of america to buy yen forward at 92.308 yen per dollar. Calculate profit per laptop under each scenario and suggest Deborah Electronics the better option.

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