Bowman-Daniela-Mainland Is a Major Producer and Exporter of Agricultural Commodities

question 58

Essay

Bowman-Daniela-Mainland is a major producer and exporter of agricultural commodities. It has sold soy beans for future delivery to a Japanese firm and expects to receive payments of 400 million yen in 6 months and another 400 million yen in 1 year. To lock in the exchange rates on these two payments, BDM arranges forward contracts with an investment banker to sell 400 million yen at $0.0110 in 6 months and $0.0115 in 1 year. What will BDM's cash flow be in dollars from each of these transactions? How has it fixed its revenue in dollars from the soy bean sales?

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