6. Princess Cruise Company (PCC) purchased a ship from Mitsubishi Heavy Industry for 500 million yen payable

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Princess Cruise Company (PCC) purchased a ship from Mitsubishi Heavy Industry for 500 million yen payable in one year. The current spot rate is ¥124/$ and the one-year forward rate is 110/$. The annual interest rate is 5 percent in Japan and 8 percent in the United States. PCC can also buy a one-year call option on yen at the strike price of $.0081 per yen for a premium of .014 cents per yen.

a. Compute the future dollar costs of meeting this obligation using the money market and forward hedges.

b. Assuming that the forward exchange rate is the best predictor of the future spot rate, compute the expected future dollar cost of meeting this obligation when the option hedge is used.

c. At what future spot rate do you think PCC may be indifferent between the option and forward hedge?

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ISE International Financial Management

ISBN: 9781260575316

9th International Edition

Authors: Cheol Eun, Bruce Resnick, Tuugi Chuluun

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