Jackson Corp. (a U. S.-based company) sold parts to a Korean customer on December 16, 2021, with payment of 20 million Korean won to be received on January 15, 2022. The following exchange rates applied: Date Spot Rate Forward Rate to Jan.15
December 16, 2021 $ 0.00082 $ 0.00089
December 31, 2021 0.00080 0.00083
January 15, 2022 0.00086 0.00086
Assuming a forward contract was entered into, the foreign currency was originally sold in the foreign currency market on December 16, 2021 at a:

The correct option is (b)

Explanation:

According to the scenario, the foreign currency that original sold at the market is shown below:

= (Forward rate to Jan 15 - Spot rate) × paymen made

= ($0.00089 - $0.00082 ) × 20 million

= $0.00007 × 20,000,000

= $1,400 premium

hence, the foreign currency that originally sold at the market is $1,400 premium

Therefore the correct option is (b)

answer; closing the loop;

answer: in the short-run firms will respond by raising the price of turkey.

explanation: initially the long-run equilibrium is at a price of $5 per pound of turkey and a quantity of 50 million pounds per year. now, when webmd claims that a protein found in turkey will increase your expected lifespan by 4 years. the consumers demand for turkey will increase at every price shifting the demand curve to the right from d1 to d2. while, there will be no change in the supply curve in the short-run as it is not possible for producers to adjust supply so quickly. as a result the new equilibrium will occur at a higher price and a higher quantity of turkey.

thus, in the short run firms will respond by increasing the price of turkey, selling more quantity at a higher price and earning economic profits.