On March 1,Suki Corporation entered into a firm commitment to purchase specialized equipment from the Sashimi Trading Company for ¥80,000,000 on June 1.The exchange rate on March 1 is ¥100 = $1.To reduce the exchange rate risk that could increase the cost of the equipment in U.S.dollars,Suki pays $20,000 for a call option contract.This contract gives Suki the option to purchase ¥80,000,000 at an exchange rate of ¥100 = $1 on June 1.On June 1,the exchange rate is ¥105 = $1.How much did Suki save by purchasing the call option (answers rounded to the nearest dollar) ?
A) $20,000
B) $27,619
C) $47,619
D) Suki would have been better off not to have purchased the call option.
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