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DUULUTUI TPU UUUIUIUU.UU TU, UUTUPU x Problem 10-7 (algorithmic) Question Help Krystal. Krystal is a U.S.-based company that manufactures, sells, and installs water purification equipment. On April 11, the company sold a system to the City of Nagasaki, Japan, for installation in Nagasaki's famous Glover Gardens (where Puccini's Madame Butterfly waited for the return of Lt. Pinkerton). The sale was priced in yen at 20,000,000, with payment due in three months. The exchange rate and interest rate data are shown in the popup window: : Note that the interest rate differentials vary slightly from the forward discounts on the yen because of time differences for the quotes. The spot 118.482/$, for example, is a mid-point range. On April 11, the spot yen traded in London from Y119.412/$ to 117.552/$. Krystal's Japanese competitors are currently borrowing yen from Japanese banks at a spread of two percentage points above the Japanese money rate. Krystal's weighted average cost of capital is 16.5%, and the company wishes to protect the dollar value of this receivable. 3-month options are available from Kyushu Bank: call option on W20,000,000 at exercise price of $118.000/$: a 1.6% premium; or a put option on W20,000,000, at exercise price of 118.000/$: a 3.1% premium. a. What are the costs and benefits of alternative hedges? Which would you recommend, and why? b. What is the break-even reinvestment rate when comparing forward and money market alternatives? How much in U.S. dollars will Krystal receive in 3 months with a money market hedge? $ 174849.87 (Round to the nearest cent.) How much in U.S. dollars will Krystal receive in 3 months with an option hedge if the expected spot rate in 3 months is assumed to be greater than 118.000/$? $ 164042.81 (Round to the nearest cent.) The unhedged position and option hedge do not guarantee the company of settling for the booked amount, but the forward market hedge and money market hedge do. In this case, the money market hedge yields the higher certain proceeds. (Select from the drop-down menus.) b. What is the break-even reinvestment rate when comparing forward and money market alternatives? % (Round to three decimal places.) Enter your answer in the answer box and then click Check Answer. 0 Data Table Spot exchange rate: 118.482/$ (closing mid-rates) 1-month forward rate: 117.967/$, a 5.24% per annum premium 3-month forward: 117.009/$, a 5.04% per annum premium 1-year forward: 112.946/$, a 4.90% per annum premium Click on the icon located on the top-right corner of the data table in order to copy its contents into a spreadsheet. Money Rates United States Japan Differential One month 4.8625% 0.09375% 4.76875% Three months 4.9375% 0.09375% 4.84375% Twelve months 5.1875% 0.30875% 4.87875% Click on the icon located on the top-right corner of the data table in order to copy its contents into a spreadsheet. Print Done DUULUTUI TPU UUUIUIUU.UU TU, UUTUPU x Problem 10-7 (algorithmic) Question Help Krystal. Krystal is a U.S.-based company that manufactures, sells, and installs water purification equipment. On April 11, the company sold a system to the City of Nagasaki, Japan, for installation in Nagasaki's famous Glover Gardens (where Puccini's Madame Butterfly waited for the return of Lt. Pinkerton). The sale was priced in yen at 20,000,000, with payment due in three months. The exchange rate and interest rate data are shown in the popup window: : Note that the interest rate differentials vary slightly from the forward discounts on the yen because of time differences for the quotes. The spot 118.482/$, for example, is a mid-point range. On April 11, the spot yen traded in London from Y119.412/$ to 117.552/$. Krystal's Japanese competitors are currently borrowing yen from Japanese banks at a spread of two percentage points above the Japanese money rate. Krystal's weighted average cost of capital is 16.5%, and the company wishes to protect the dollar value of this receivable. 3-month options are available from Kyushu Bank: call option on W20,000,000 at exercise price of $118.000/$: a 1.6% premium; or a put option on W20,000,000, at exercise price of 118.000/$: a 3.1% premium. a. What are the costs and benefits of alternative hedges? Which would you recommend, and why? b. What is the break-even reinvestment rate when comparing forward and money market alternatives? How much in U.S. dollars will Krystal receive in 3 months with a money market hedge? $ 174849.87 (Round to the nearest cent.) How much in U.S. dollars will Krystal receive in 3 months with an option hedge if the expected spot rate in 3 months is assumed to be greater than 118.000/$? $ 164042.81 (Round to the nearest cent.) The unhedged position and option hedge do not guarantee the company of settling for the booked amount, but the forward market hedge and money market hedge do. In this case, the money market hedge yields the higher certain proceeds. (Select from the drop-down menus.) b. What is the break-even reinvestment rate when comparing forward and money market alternatives? % (Round to three decimal places.) Enter your answer in the answer box and then click Check Answer. 0 Data Table Spot exchange rate: 118.482/$ (closing mid-rates) 1-month forward rate: 117.967/$, a 5.24% per annum premium 3-month forward: 117.009/$, a 5.04% per annum premium 1-year forward: 112.946/$, a 4.90% per annum premium Click on the icon located on the top-right corner of the data table in order to copy its contents into a spreadsheet. Money Rates United States Japan Differential One month 4.8625% 0.09375% 4.76875% Three months 4.9375% 0.09375% 4.84375% Twelve months 5.1875% 0.30875% 4.87875% Click on the icon located on the top-right corner of the data table in order to copy its contents into a spreadsheet. Print Done