Question 3: (16 marks) a. The profit generated by the subsidiary in the U.K. is considered as a good source of money to be used to pay for the import of manufacturing equipment from Japan for the electronic component plant in the U.S.A. The CEO has already entered into negotiations with the Japan supplier of the equipment. The supplier is willing to provide HighTech 3 years to pay for the equipment that will be shipped to High Tech, but the payments must be conducted with quarterly instalments of 5,250,000 Yen by the U.K. subsidiary. This is why the CEO wants you to construct a currency swap arrangement where the profits of the U.K. subsidiary can be used to pay for the equipment. You have to apply the swap bank quotes to conduct this three year swap and also depict the swap graphically for the CEO to see how the swap will work. Workings: Calculation of the notional principal of the hedge in Japanese yen: Provide your answers in the cells below Marks Payments to be conducted by HighTech subsidiary in the 0.5 mark U.K. How often? Monthly = 12/ Quarterly = 4/Semi-annual = 2 Swap bank Yen bid rate Therefore, notional Yen principal calculated with 0.5 mark 0.5 mark 0.5 mark information above Calculation of the notional principal of the hedge in British pounds: Spot exchange rate $/Yen ask rate Spot exchange rate $/GBP bid rate Therefore, British pound notional principal calculated with information above. Swap bank 3 year GBP ask rate U.K. subsidiary pays quarterly: GBP/Yen Exchange rate locked in for three years: Provide your answers in the cells below Marks 0.5 mark 0.5 mark 0.5 mark 0.5 mark 0.5 mark 0.5 mark