2. A U.S. company will receive payments of 1.25 million next month. It wants to protect these receipts against a drop in the value of the pound. It can use 30-day futures at a price of $1.6513 per pound or it can use a call (put) option with a strike price of $1.6612 at a premium of 1 cent (2 cents) per pound. The spot price of the pound is currently $1.6560., and the pound is expected to trade in the range of $1.6250 to $1.7010. The future contract size for pound is 62,500. The option contract size for option is 31,250. a. How can the company use future or option hedge its risk? How many futures contracts will the company need to protect its receipts? How many options contracts? b. Diagram the company's profit and loss associated with the option position and future position within the range of expected exchange rates. Ignore the transaction costs and margins. c. Show the total cash flow to the company using the options and futures contracts, as well as the unhedged position within range of expected future exchange rates. Please type out your solution in word file and submit it here. Please submit your answer before 11 pm on 12/6/2019. 2. A U.S. company will receive payments of 1.25 million next month. It wants to protect these receipts against a drop in the value of the pound. It can use 30-day futures at a price of $1.6513 per pound or it can use a call (put) option with a strike price of $1.6612 at a premium of 1 cent (2 cents) per pound. The spot price of the pound is currently $1.6560., and the pound is expected to trade in the range of $1.6250 to $1.7010. The future contract size for pound is 62,500. The option contract size for option is 31,250. a. How can the company use future or option hedge its risk? How many futures contracts will the company need to protect its receipts? How many options contracts? b. Diagram the company's profit and loss associated with the option position and future position within the range of expected exchange rates. Ignore the transaction costs and margins. c. Show the total cash flow to the company using the options and futures contracts, as well as the unhedged position within range of expected future exchange rates. Please type out your solution in word file and submit it here. Please submit your answer before 11 pm on 12/6/2019