ast products year, your compan eal 850,000 in 6 months. The following quotations are p sold to Braz. In $ per $ 2.3810 eal m. forward m. forward 0.4200 0.4210 2.3753 0.4350 2.2989 m. forward 0.4115 2.4301
ast products year, your compan eal 850,000 in 6 months. The following quotations are p sold to Braz. In $ per $ 2.3810 eal m. forward m. forward 0.4200 0.4210 2.3753 0.4350 2.2989 m. forward 0.4115 2.4301
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![Last year, your company sold electronic products to Brazil. You are expecting to receive
Real 850,000 in 6 months. The following quotations are provided by a currency dealer:
In $
Real
1 m. forward
3 m. forward
per $
2.3810
2.3753
0.4200
0.4210
0.4350
2.2989
6 m. forward
0.4115
2.4301
If you are completely confident that the spot rate in 6 months will be 0.4228, do you need
to take a short or long position in Real forward contract?](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F788842a1-669e-410b-aaac-81000cf5a4b4%2F1be94b0e-0a82-4dfe-9f24-0f762db6fba0%2Fqmdn6qh_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Last year, your company sold electronic products to Brazil. You are expecting to receive
Real 850,000 in 6 months. The following quotations are provided by a currency dealer:
In $
Real
1 m. forward
3 m. forward
per $
2.3810
2.3753
0.4200
0.4210
0.4350
2.2989
6 m. forward
0.4115
2.4301
If you are completely confident that the spot rate in 6 months will be 0.4228, do you need
to take a short or long position in Real forward contract?
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