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On November 2, 2014, Bellamy Corporation sells product to their Danish customer. At the same time, Bellamy signed a forward contract to sell 200,000 Danish krone in ninety days to hedge the account receivable at $0.1905, the 90-day forward rate. The receivable is expected to be collected in ninety days. Assume the forward contract will be settled net and this is a fair value hedge. The related exchange rates are shown below:

-Assuming a present value factor of 1 for simplicity,what is the fair value of this forward contract on November 2?
A)$-0-
B)$100 asset
C)$100 liability
D)$38,100 asset

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On November 2, 2014, Bellamy Corporation sells product to their Danish customer. At the same time, Bellamy signed a forward contract to sell 200,000 Danish krone in ninety days to hedge the account receivable at $0.1905, the 90-day forward rate. The receivable is expected to be collected in ninety days. Assume the forward contract will be settled net and this is a fair value hedge. The related exchange rates are shown below:

-Assuming a present value factor of 1 for simplicity,what is the fair value of this forward contract on November 2?
A)$-0- 
B)$100 asset 
C)$100 liability 
D)$38,100 asset

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The fair value of a forward contract at inception is typically zero, as it is an agreement to buy or sell an asset at a future date for a price agreed upon today.

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