(a) The expected value of the investment in U.S. dollars is? The variance of the exchange rate is?

(b) The exchange exposure faced by the U.S. firm is?

(c) How would you hedge such an exposure? What would be the hedged value in each of the 5 states?

(d) What is the variance of the dollar value of the hedged position?

(e) What is the variance of the dollar value of the hedged position if forward rate is $1.00/e?

(f) If there is one standard deviation change in the spot rate, what is the new expected dollar value of the asset?

(13 points) In the below table, P* is the euro price of the asset held by the U.S. firm and P is the dollar price of the asset. A U.S. firm holds an asset in France and faces the following scenario. Assume that the forward exchange rate is $1.10/. Probability Spot rate P* P State 1 State 2 State 3 State 4 10% 20% 25% 25% $1.20/ $1.10/ $1.00/ $0.90/ 1600 1500 1400 1300 1920 1650 1400 1170 State 5 20% $0.85/ 1200 1020