The following scenario relates to questions 16 to 20.
Herd Co is based in a country whose currency is the dollar ($). The company expects to receive €1,500,000 in six months’ time from Find Co, a foreign customer. The finance director of Herd Co is concerned that the euro (€) may depreciate against the dollar before the foreign customer makes payment and she is looking at hedging the receipt.
Herd Co has in issue loan notes with a total nominal value of $4 million which can be redeemed in 10 years’ time. The interest paid on the loan notes is at a variable rate linked to LIBOR. The finance director of Herd Co believes that interest rates may increase in the near future.
The spot exchange rate is €1.543 per $1. The domestic short-term interest rate is 2% per year, while the foreign short-term interest rate is 5% per year.

What is the six-month forward exchange rate predicted by interest rate parity?

As regards the euro receipt, what is the primary nature of the risk faced by Herd Co?

Which of the following hedging methods will NOT be suitable for hedging the euro receipt?

Which of the following statements support the finance director’s belief that the euro will depreciate against the dollar?
(1) The dollar inflation rate is greater than the euro inflation rate
(2) The dollar nominal interest rate is less than the euro nominal interest rate

As regards the interest rate risk faced by Herd Co, which of the following statements is correct?