The Board has directed the CEO to take the necessary steps to arrange with its bankers, a money market hedge for the expected receipts from DMP, to protect the company against the downside risk of expected Cedi appreciation.

Required:
As the Financial Controller of the company, the CEO has asked you to calculate the following relating to money market hedge:

a) The initial dollar amount of loan that TCWL could take from the bank in Cameroon on 1 December 2022 and the cedi equivalent of the initial loan if converted on the same date. (3 marks)
b) The total Cedi amount and interest the company will earn by 31 May 2023, if the converted amount is invested in Ghana for the duration of the money market hedge. (3 marks)
c) The Cedi gain or loss that TCWL would make by hedging. (2 marks)
d) The effective forward rate of the Cedi to U.S. dollar on 31 May 2023. (2 marks)

a) Initial Dollar Loan and Cedi Equivalent

The initial dollar loan amount can be calculated using the expected foreign receipt of USD 250,000 and discounting it by the interest rate in Cameroon for the 6-month loan period. The interest rate in Cameroon is given as 25% per annum (12.5% for 6 months).
The formula to calculate the present value of the loan is:

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