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Consider a U.S.-based MNC with manufacturing activities in Japan. The result of a change in the ¥-$ exchange rate on the assets and liabilities of the consolidated balance sheet is:
Exposed assets
Exposed liabilities
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Ignoring transaction exposure in the yen, the translation exposure will indicate a possible need for a
"derivatives hedge" of
A. short position in ¥200,000,000 currency futures.
B. long position in ¥200,000,000 currency futures.
C. either short position in ¥200,000,000 currency futures or long position in ¥200,000,000 currency futures.
D. none of the options
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