A U.S. firm holds an asset in France and faces the following scenario: State 1 25% State 2 State 3 25% 25% $ 1.20/€ €1,500 $ 1.10/€ $ 1.00/€ €1,400 (1,300 $1,540 $1,300 $1,800 Probability Spot rate: P Exposure In the above table, P is the eure price of the asset held by the U.S. firm and Pis the dollar price of the asset. a. Compute the exchange exposure faced by the U.S. firm. = State 4 25% $ 0.90/€ Variance €1,200 $1,080 b. What is the variance of the dollar price of this asset if the U.S. firm remains unhedged against this exposure? I Variance c. If the U.S. firm hedges against this exposure using a forward contract, what is the variance of the dollar value of the hedged position?
A U.S. firm holds an asset in France and faces the following scenario: State 1 25% State 2 State 3 25% 25% $ 1.20/€ €1,500 $ 1.10/€ $ 1.00/€ €1,400 (1,300 $1,540 $1,300 $1,800 Probability Spot rate: P Exposure In the above table, P is the eure price of the asset held by the U.S. firm and Pis the dollar price of the asset. a. Compute the exchange exposure faced by the U.S. firm. = State 4 25% $ 0.90/€ Variance €1,200 $1,080 b. What is the variance of the dollar price of this asset if the U.S. firm remains unhedged against this exposure? I Variance c. If the U.S. firm hedges against this exposure using a forward contract, what is the variance of the dollar value of the hedged position?
Chapter8: Relationships Among Inflation, Interest Rates, And Exchange Rates
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![A U.S. firm holds an asset in France and faces the following scenario:
State 1
25%
$ 1.20/€
€1,500
$1,800
State 2 State 3
25%
25%
$ 1.10/€
€ 1,400
$1,540
$ 1.00/€
€ 1,300
$1,300
Probability
Spot rate.
p+
In the above table, P is the eure price of the asset held by the U.S. firm and Pis the dollar price of the asset.
a. Compute the exchange exposure faced by the U.S. firm.
Exposure
State 4
25%
$0.90/€
€1,200
$1,080
b. What is the variance of the dollar price of this asset if the U.S. firm remains unhedged against this exposure?
I
Variance
c. If the U.S. firm hedges against this exposure using a forward contract, what is the variance of the dollar value of the hedged
position?
Variance](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fe42d6f28-4b0c-488f-a318-3a22fcef86c1%2F64e8692b-1882-4280-ab95-8c7bd72b77e3%2Fd47x5_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:A U.S. firm holds an asset in France and faces the following scenario:
State 1
25%
$ 1.20/€
€1,500
$1,800
State 2 State 3
25%
25%
$ 1.10/€
€ 1,400
$1,540
$ 1.00/€
€ 1,300
$1,300
Probability
Spot rate.
p+
In the above table, P is the eure price of the asset held by the U.S. firm and Pis the dollar price of the asset.
a. Compute the exchange exposure faced by the U.S. firm.
Exposure
State 4
25%
$0.90/€
€1,200
$1,080
b. What is the variance of the dollar price of this asset if the U.S. firm remains unhedged against this exposure?
I
Variance
c. If the U.S. firm hedges against this exposure using a forward contract, what is the variance of the dollar value of the hedged
position?
Variance
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