You have decided to use June futures to hedge the risk of a purchase of British Pound (BP). The purchase will be for 125,000 BP and will take place on May 1. The current spot price for BP is $1.43 per BP and the current June futures BP price is $1.49 per BP.

If the spot rate prevailing on May 1 is $1.39 per BP and the June futures price on May 1 is $1.44 per BP, then the effective U.S. Dollar cost to you of buying 125,000 BP (include any costs or benefits from hedging) is closest to

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$180,000

$193,750

$179,250

$207,500