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Vogl Company is a U.S. firm conducting a financial plan for the next year. It has no foreign subsidiaries, but more than half of its sales are from exports. Its foreign cash inflows to be received from exporting and cash outflows to be paid for imported supplies over the next year are shown in the following table:
Currency |
Total Inflow |
Total Outflow |
Canadian dollars (C$) |
C $35,000,000 |
C $4,000,000 |
New Zealand dollars (NZ$) |
NZ $5,000,000 |
NZ $1,000,000 |
Mexican pesos (MXP) |
MX.P. 12,000,000 |
MX.P. 10,000,000 |
Singapore dollars (S$) |
S $4,000,000 |
S $10,000,000 |
The spot rates and one-year forward rates for these currencies as of today are as follows:
Currency |
Spot Rate |
One-Year Forward Rate |
C$ |
$ 0.75 |
$ 0.80 |
NZ$ |
0.60 |
0.58 |
MXP |
0.18 |
0.15 |
S$ |
0.65 |
0.60 |
Based on the information provided, determine the net exposure of each foreign currency in US dollars. 8 Marks
Given the forecast of the Canadian dollar along with the forward rate of the Canadian dollar, what is the expected increase or decrease in US dollar cash flows that would result from hedging the net cash flows in Canadian dollars one year forward? Would you hedge the Canadian dollar position? Why?
5 Marks
Given the forecast of the Singapore dollar along with the forward rate of the Singapore dollar, what is the expected increase or decrease in US dollar cash flows that would result from hedging the net cash flows in Singapore dollars one year forward? Would you hedge the Singapore dollar position? Why?
Net Exposure f each foreign currency in US dollars :
Currency | Total Inflow | Total Outflow | Net Inflow | Forword Rate of US Dollor | Net Inflow in US Dollor |
Canadian dollars (C$) | C $35,000,000 | C $4,000,000 | 3,10,00,000.00 | 0.8 | 2,48,00,000.00 |
New Zealand dollars (NZ$) | NZ $5,000,000 | NZ $1,000,000 | 40,00,000.00 | 0.58 | 23,20,000.00 |
Mexican pesos (MXP) | MX.P. 12,000,000 | MX.P. 10,000,000 | 20,00,000.00 | 0.15 | 3,00,000.00 |
Singapore dollars (S$) | S $4,000,000 | S $10,000,000 | -60,00,000.00 | 0.6 | -36,00,000.00 |
2,38,20,000.00 |