The Following Is an Example of Radio Shack Hedging Its

question 34

Multiple Choice

The following is an example of Radio Shack hedging its foreign currency risk:

• A) needing to pay 9,000 yen per radio to its suppliers in a month, Radio Shack makes a forward-exchange deal to buy yen.
• B) needing to pay 9,000 yen per radio to its suppliers in a month, Radio Shack makes a forward-exchange deal to sell yen.
• C) needing to pay 9,000 yen per radio to its suppliers in a month, Radio Shack buys yen at a spot-exchange 1 month from now.
• D) needing to pay 9,000 yen per radio to its suppliers in a month, Radio Shack sells yen at a spot-exchange 1 month from now.
• E) needing to pay 9,000 yen per radio to its suppliers in a month, Radio Shack sells yen in a forward-exchange deal.

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