You have decided to hedge your exchange-rate risk in your U.S.-based firm by contracting forward to buy 500,000 Swiss Francs for delivery in one year.The current exchange rate is Sf1.6/$.The forward rate is Sf1.7/$(U.S.).How much better (worse) off are you if you don't buy the forward contract and instead pay the spot rate in one year if it turns out to be Sf1.65/$?

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If you don't buy the forward contract and the spot rate in one year is Sf1.65/$, you will pay less in dollars compared to the forward rate of Sf1.7/$. The difference in cost is calculated as follows: (500,000/1.65) - (500,000/1.7) = $8,912.

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