Suppose that Boeing Corporation exported a Boeing 747 to Lufthansa and billed €10 million payable in one year.The money market interest rates and foreign exchange rates are given as follows: Assume that Boeing sells a currency forward contract of €10 million for delivery in one year,in exchange for a predetermined amount of U.S.dollars.Suppose that on the maturity date of the forward contract,the spot rate turns out to be $1.40/€ (i.e.less than the forward rate of $1.46/€) .Which of the following is true?
A) Boeing would have received only $14.0 million,rather than $14.6 million,had it not entered into the forward contract.
B) Boeing gained $0.6 million from forward hedging.
C) Boeing would have received only $14.0 million,rather than $14.6 million,had it not entered into the forward contract.Additionally,Boeing gained $0.6 million from forward hedging.
D) none of the options
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