Suppose that Sears owes one million yen to a Japanese electronics manufacturer in three months. It could hedge against the risk of a depreciation of the dollar against the yen by contracting to purchase one million yen in the forward market, at today's forward rate, for delivery in three months.

a. True
b. False


a. True

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