Hillary's Health Food Store has estimated monthly current asset financing requirements for the next six months as follows:

Current Assets:

Temporary January $6,000 February $1,000 March $2,000 April $6,500 May $5,000 June $2,000

Permanent January $4,000 February $4,000 March $4,000 April $4,000 May $4,000 June $4,000

Projected annual borrowing rates for the next six months are:

Short Term: Jan 5.0% Feb 6.0% Mar 9.0% April 12.0% May 9.0% June 7.0%

Long Term: Jan 9.6% Feb 9.6% Mar 9.6% April 9.6% May 9.6% June 9.6%

Required:

A) Assuming the company follows the hedging strategy, calculate the TOTAL dollar interest payments for the six months.

B) If the company implemented a risky strategy would you expect total dollar interest payments to be higher or lower, briefly explain your answer (calculation not required).