Treck Co Expects to Pay €200,000 in One Month for Its

question 15

Multiple Choice

Treck Co. expects to pay €200,000 in one month for its imports from Greece. It also expects to receive €250,000 for its exports to Italy in one month. Treck Co. estimates the standard deviation of monthly percentage changes of the euro to be 3 percent over the last 40 months. Assume that these percentage changes are normally distributed. Using the value-at-risk (VAR) method based on a 95% confidence level, what is the maximum one-month loss in dollars if the expected percentage change of the euro during next month is-2%? Assume that the current spot rate of the euro (before considering the maximum one-month loss) is $1.23.

• A) -$38,468
• B) -$21,371
• C) -$17,097
• D) -$4,274

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