Vermont Co. has foreign expenses denominated in euros that exceed foreign revenues. Appreciation of the euro relative to the U.S. dollar will cause this firm's reported earnings (from the consolidated income statement) to ____. If a firm desired to protect against this possibility, it could stabilize its reported earnings by ____ euros forward in the foreign exchange market.

a. decrease; purchasing
b. decrease; selling
c. increase; selling
d. increase; purchasing

Answer: a. decrease; purchasing

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