Money Market Hedge of Payables. Hawkes Imports, a U.S firm, imports sauvignon blanc wines from New Zealand. It has payables of New Zealand dollars (NZD) 1,000,000 in six month. The treasurer of Hwakes is considering a money market hedge and is faced with the following data:
NZD spot USD 0.62
NZD 6- month forward USD 0.60
USD rate, lending 4%
USD rate, borrowing 4.3%
NZD rate, lending 5%
NZD rate, borrowing 6.2 %
Show the steps involved in this hedge and net cash flow ( cost) of meeting the payables. Assume annual compounding.