•Current exchange rate is $1.16/€.
•Forward rate is $1.185/€.
•Expected final sales volume is 30,000. Worst case scenario is volume of 10,000. Best case scenario is volume of 36,000.
•Cost per student is €2500.
•Option premium is 2% of USD strike price.
•Option strike price is $1.165/€.
Question: You decided to hedge using option contracts. Assuming expected final sales volume is 30,000, what are your total benefit/cost and the percentage benefit/cost from hedging (compared to no hedging)
a) if the exchange rate remains at $1.16/€?
b) if the exchange rate will be $1.25/€?
c) if the exchange rate will be $1.08/€?
•Current exchange rate is $1.16/€. •Forward rate is $1.185/€. •Expected final sales volume is 30,000. Worst case scenario is volume of 10,000. Best case scenario is volume of 36,000. •Cost per student...
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