Hudson Valley Distributors wants to be sure it has 10,000 cases of Beaujolais Nouveau to sell next November. In January, they enters into an agreement to buy the wine at a price of 34.62 euros to the case
Payment will be due at the end of November. They expect to sell the wine to restaurants and retailers for $63 per case. Hudson Valley has hedged its foreign exchange risk by entering into a forward contract to purchase euros in November at $1.30/euro. If the spot exchange rate at the end of November is $1.35/euro, Hudson Valley's gross profit will be
A) $283,800.
B) $138,415.
C) $162,630.
D) $179,940.
Answer: D
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