Hudson Valley Distributors wants to be sure it has 10,000 cases of Beaujolais Nouveau to sell next November. In January, they enter into an agreement to buy the wine at a price of 34.62 euros to the case. Payment will be due at the end of November
They expect to sell the wine to restaurants and retailers for $63 per case. Hudson Valley has hedged its foreign exchange risk by entering into a forward contract to purchase euros in November at $1.30/euro. If the spot exchange rate at the end of November is $1.25/euro, the payoff to Hudson Valley for hedging is
A) $13,315.
B) $17,310.
C) ($17,310).
D) ($500).
Answer: C
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