A UK corporation has purchased currency call options to hedge a 70,000 dollar payable. The premium is £0.015 and the exercise price of the option is £0.54. If the spot rate at the time of maturity is £0.59, what is the total amount paid by the corporation if it acts rationally?

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£38,850

A UK corporation has purchased currency call options to hedge a 70,000 dollar payable. The premium is £0.015 and the exercise price of the option is £0.54. If the spot rate at the time of maturity is £0.59, what is the total amount paid by the corporation if it acts rationally?

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