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3. Trading in foreign exchange What are spot rates and forward rates? Sleepy Futon Inc., a U.S. company, produces and exports industrial machinery overseas. It recently made a sale to a Japanese manufacturing firm for 658 million, but the Japanese firm has 60 days before it must make the payment to Sleepy Futon Inc. The spot exchange rate is X127.50 per dollar, and the 60-day forward rate is \132.10 per dollar. Is the yen selling at a premium or at a discount in the forward market relative to the U.S. dollar? The yen is trading at a discount in the forward market. In the forward market, the yen is trading at a premium. If the customer pays Sleepy Futon Inc. the 658 million today, how much will Sleepy Futon Inc. receive in dollars? $5.42 million $6.19 million $5.16 million $4.90 million Assuming that the forward market is correct and the spot exchange rate in 60 days will equal the 60-day forward exchange rate today, Sleepy Futon Inc. would get more dollars if the Japanese firm paid off its account