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Q1Past Paper · PPSC/FPSC/NTSmedium
FX scenario 9: USD/PKR spot Rs 285 and 90-day forward Rs 289. A Pakistani importer hedging payables should understand
Aspot rate Rs 285 is guaranteed for all future years✓
Bhedging eliminates all business and credit risk✓
Cforward contract locks dollar purchase at Rs 289 reducing exchange rate uncertainty✓
Dforward always equals spot with zero premium or discount✓
💡 Explanation:
Scenario 9: spot vs forward.
Q2medium
FX scenario 8: USD/PKR spot Rs 290 and 90-day forward Rs 294. A Pakistani importer hedging payables should understand
Aspot rate Rs 290 is guaranteed for all future years✓
Bhedging eliminates all business and credit risk✓
Cforward always equals spot with zero premium or discount✓
Dforward contract locks dollar purchase at Rs 294 reducing exchange rate uncertainty✓
💡 Explanation:
Scenario 8: spot vs forward.
Q3medium
FX scenario 7: USD/PKR spot Rs 288 and 90-day forward Rs 291. A Pakistani importer hedging payables should understand
Aspot rate Rs 288 is guaranteed for all future years✓
Bhedging eliminates all business and credit risk✓
Cforward always equals spot with zero premium or discount✓
Dforward contract locks dollar purchase at Rs 291 reducing exchange rate uncertainty✓
💡 Explanation:
Scenario 7: spot vs forward.
Q4Past Paper · PPSC/FPSC/NTSmedium
FX scenario 6: USD/PKR spot Rs 286 and 90-day forward Rs 294. A Pakistani importer hedging payables should understand
Aspot rate Rs 286 is guaranteed for all future years✓
Bforward contract locks dollar purchase at Rs 294 reducing exchange rate uncertainty✓
Chedging eliminates all business and credit risk✓
Dforward always equals spot with zero premium or discount✓
💡 Explanation:
Scenario 6: spot vs forward.
Q5medium
FX scenario 5: USD/PKR spot Rs 284 and 90-day forward Rs 290. A Pakistani importer hedging payables should understand
Aspot rate Rs 284 is guaranteed for all future years✓
Bforward contract locks dollar purchase at Rs 290 reducing exchange rate uncertainty✓
Chedging eliminates all business and credit risk✓
Dforward always equals spot with zero premium or discount✓
💡 Explanation:
Scenario 5: spot vs forward.
Q6Past Paper · PPSC/FPSC/NTSmedium
FX scenario 37: USD/PKR spot Rs 322 and 90-day forward Rs 328. A Pakistani importer hedging payables should understand
Aforward contract locks dollar purchase at Rs 328 reducing exchange rate uncertainty✓
Bspot rate Rs 322 is guaranteed for all future years✓
Chedging eliminates all business and credit risk✓
Dforward always equals spot with zero premium or discount✓
💡 Explanation:
Scenario 37: spot vs forward.
Q7medium
FX scenario 4: USD/PKR spot Rs 282 and 90-day forward Rs 287. A Pakistani importer hedging payables should understand
Aspot rate Rs 282 is guaranteed for all future years✓
Bhedging eliminates all business and credit risk✓
Cforward always equals spot with zero premium or discount✓
Dforward contract locks dollar purchase at Rs 287 reducing exchange rate uncertainty✓
💡 Explanation:
Scenario 4: spot vs forward.
Q8medium
FX scenario 39: USD/PKR spot Rs 327 and 90-day forward Rs 334. A Pakistani importer hedging payables should understand
Aspot rate Rs 327 is guaranteed for all future years✓
Bforward contract locks dollar purchase at Rs 334 reducing exchange rate uncertainty✓
Chedging eliminates all business and credit risk✓
Dforward always equals spot with zero premium or discount✓
💡 Explanation:
Scenario 39: spot vs forward.
Q9Past Paper · PPSC/FPSC/NTSmedium
FX scenario 40: USD/PKR spot Rs 329 and 90-day forward Rs 338. A Pakistani importer hedging payables should understand
Aspot rate Rs 329 is guaranteed for all future years✓
Bhedging eliminates all business and credit risk✓
Cforward contract locks dollar purchase at Rs 338 reducing exchange rate uncertainty✓
Dforward always equals spot with zero premium or discount✓
💡 Explanation:
Scenario 40: spot vs forward.
Q10medium
FX scenario 41: USD/PKR spot Rs 323 and 90-day forward Rs 333. A Pakistani importer hedging payables should understand
Aspot rate Rs 323 is guaranteed for all future years✓
Bhedging eliminates all business and credit risk✓
Cforward always equals spot with zero premium or discount✓
Dforward contract locks dollar purchase at Rs 333 reducing exchange rate uncertainty✓
💡 Explanation:
Scenario 41: spot vs forward.
Q11medium
FX scenario 42: USD/PKR spot Rs 325 and 90-day forward Rs 336. A Pakistani importer hedging payables should understand
Aforward contract locks dollar purchase at Rs 336 reducing exchange rate uncertainty✓
Bspot rate Rs 325 is guaranteed for all future years✓
Chedging eliminates all business and credit risk✓
Dforward always equals spot with zero premium or discount✓
💡 Explanation:
Scenario 42: spot vs forward.
Q12Past Paper · PPSC/FPSC/NTSmedium
FX scenario 43: USD/PKR spot Rs 327 and 90-day forward Rs 334. A Pakistani importer hedging payables should understand
Aspot rate Rs 327 is guaranteed for all future years✓
Bhedging eliminates all business and credit risk✓
Cforward always equals spot with zero premium or discount✓
Dforward contract locks dollar purchase at Rs 334 reducing exchange rate uncertainty✓
💡 Explanation:
Scenario 43: spot vs forward.
Q13medium
FX scenario 44: USD/PKR spot Rs 330 and 90-day forward Rs 337. A Pakistani importer hedging payables should understand
Aspot rate Rs 330 is guaranteed for all future years✓
Bhedging eliminates all business and credit risk✓
Cforward contract locks dollar purchase at Rs 337 reducing exchange rate uncertainty✓
Dforward always equals spot with zero premium or discount✓
💡 Explanation:
Scenario 44: spot vs forward.
Q14medium
FX scenario 45: USD/PKR spot Rs 332 and 90-day forward Rs 340. A Pakistani importer hedging payables should understand
Aforward contract locks dollar purchase at Rs 340 reducing exchange rate uncertainty✓
Bspot rate Rs 332 is guaranteed for all future years✓
Chedging eliminates all business and credit risk✓
Dforward always equals spot with zero premium or discount✓
💡 Explanation:
Scenario 45: spot vs forward.
Q15Past Paper · PPSC/FPSC/NTSmedium
FX scenario 46: USD/PKR spot Rs 334 and 90-day forward Rs 344. A Pakistani importer hedging payables should understand
Aspot rate Rs 334 is guaranteed for all future years✓
Bhedging eliminates all business and credit risk✓
Cforward always equals spot with zero premium or discount✓
Dforward contract locks dollar purchase at Rs 344 reducing exchange rate uncertainty✓
💡 Explanation:
Scenario 46: spot vs forward.
Q16medium
FX scenario 47: USD/PKR spot Rs 336 and 90-day forward Rs 347. A Pakistani importer hedging payables should understand
Aforward contract locks dollar purchase at Rs 347 reducing exchange rate uncertainty✓
Bspot rate Rs 336 is guaranteed for all future years✓
Chedging eliminates all business and credit risk✓
Dforward always equals spot with zero premium or discount✓
💡 Explanation:
Scenario 47: spot vs forward.
Q17medium
FX scenario 48: USD/PKR spot Rs 338 and 90-day forward Rs 350. A Pakistani importer hedging payables should understand
Aspot rate Rs 338 is guaranteed for all future years✓
Bhedging eliminates all business and credit risk✓
Cforward contract locks dollar purchase at Rs 350 reducing exchange rate uncertainty✓
Dforward always equals spot with zero premium or discount✓
💡 Explanation:
Scenario 48: spot vs forward.
Q18Past Paper · PPSC/FPSC/NTSmedium
FX scenario 49: USD/PKR spot Rs 333 and 90-day forward Rs 339. A Pakistani importer hedging payables should understand
Aspot rate Rs 333 is guaranteed for all future years✓
Bforward contract locks dollar purchase at Rs 339 reducing exchange rate uncertainty✓
Chedging eliminates all business and credit risk✓
Dforward always equals spot with zero premium or discount✓
💡 Explanation:
Scenario 49: spot vs forward.
Q19medium
FX scenario 50: USD/PKR spot Rs 335 and 90-day forward Rs 343. A Pakistani importer hedging payables should understand
Aforward contract locks dollar purchase at Rs 343 reducing exchange rate uncertainty✓
Bspot rate Rs 335 is guaranteed for all future years✓
Chedging eliminates all business and credit risk✓
Dforward always equals spot with zero premium or discount✓
💡 Explanation:
Scenario 50: spot vs forward.
Q20Past Paper · PPSC/FPSC/NTSmedium
FX scenario 51: USD/PKR spot Rs 337 and 90-day forward Rs 346. A Pakistani importer hedging payables should understand
Aspot rate Rs 337 is guaranteed for all future years✓
Bhedging eliminates all business and credit risk✓
Cforward always equals spot with zero premium or discount✓
Dforward contract locks dollar purchase at Rs 346 reducing exchange rate uncertainty✓
💡 Explanation:
Scenario 51: spot vs forward.
Q21medium
FX scenario 36: USD/PKR spot Rs 320 and 90-day forward Rs 331. A Pakistani importer hedging payables should understand
Aspot rate Rs 320 is guaranteed for all future years✓
Bhedging eliminates all business and credit risk✓
Cforward contract locks dollar purchase at Rs 331 reducing exchange rate uncertainty✓
Dforward always equals spot with zero premium or discount✓
💡 Explanation:
Scenario 36: spot vs forward.
Q22medium
FX scenario 19: USD/PKR spot Rs 299 and 90-day forward Rs 302. A Pakistani importer hedging payables should understand
Aspot rate Rs 299 is guaranteed for all future years✓
Bhedging eliminates all business and credit risk✓
Cforward contract locks dollar purchase at Rs 302 reducing exchange rate uncertainty✓
Dforward always equals spot with zero premium or discount✓
💡 Explanation:
Scenario 19: spot vs forward.
Q23medium
FX scenario 18: USD/PKR spot Rs 296 and 90-day forward Rs 305. A Pakistani importer hedging payables should understand
Aspot rate Rs 296 is guaranteed for all future years✓
Bhedging eliminates all business and credit risk✓
Cforward always equals spot with zero premium or discount✓
Dforward contract locks dollar purchase at Rs 305 reducing exchange rate uncertainty✓
💡 Explanation:
Scenario 18: spot vs forward.
Q24Past Paper · PPSC/FPSC/NTSmedium
FX scenario 17: USD/PKR spot Rs 294 and 90-day forward Rs 302. A Pakistani importer hedging payables should understand
Aspot rate Rs 294 is guaranteed for all future years✓
Bhedging eliminates all business and credit risk✓
Cforward always equals spot with zero premium or discount✓
Dforward contract locks dollar purchase at Rs 302 reducing exchange rate uncertainty✓
💡 Explanation:
Scenario 17: spot vs forward.
Q25medium
FX scenario 16: USD/PKR spot Rs 300 and 90-day forward Rs 307. A Pakistani importer hedging payables should understand
Aspot rate Rs 300 is guaranteed for all future years✓
Bforward contract locks dollar purchase at Rs 307 reducing exchange rate uncertainty✓
Chedging eliminates all business and credit risk✓
Dforward always equals spot with zero premium or discount✓
💡 Explanation:
Scenario 16: spot vs forward.
Q26medium
FX scenario 15: USD/PKR spot Rs 298 and 90-day forward Rs 303. A Pakistani importer hedging payables should understand
Aspot rate Rs 298 is guaranteed for all future years✓
Bhedging eliminates all business and credit risk✓
Cforward contract locks dollar purchase at Rs 303 reducing exchange rate uncertainty✓
Dforward always equals spot with zero premium or discount✓
💡 Explanation:
Scenario 15: spot vs forward.
Q27Past Paper · PPSC/FPSC/NTSmedium
FX scenario 14: USD/PKR spot Rs 296 and 90-day forward Rs 300. A Pakistani importer hedging payables should understand
Aforward contract locks dollar purchase at Rs 300 reducing exchange rate uncertainty✓
Bspot rate Rs 296 is guaranteed for all future years✓
Chedging eliminates all business and credit risk✓
Dforward always equals spot with zero premium or discount✓
💡 Explanation:
Scenario 14: spot vs forward.
Q28medium
FX scenario 13: USD/PKR spot Rs 293 and 90-day forward Rs 297. A Pakistani importer hedging payables should understand
Aspot rate Rs 293 is guaranteed for all future years✓
Bhedging eliminates all business and credit risk✓
Cforward contract locks dollar purchase at Rs 297 reducing exchange rate uncertainty✓
Dforward always equals spot with zero premium or discount✓
💡 Explanation:
Scenario 13: spot vs forward.
Q29medium
FX scenario 12: USD/PKR spot Rs 291 and 90-day forward Rs 299. A Pakistani importer hedging payables should understand
Aspot rate Rs 291 is guaranteed for all future years✓
Bhedging eliminates all business and credit risk✓
Cforward always equals spot with zero premium or discount✓
Dforward contract locks dollar purchase at Rs 299 reducing exchange rate uncertainty✓
💡 Explanation:
Scenario 12: spot vs forward.
Q30Past Paper · PPSC/FPSC/NTSmedium
FX scenario 11: USD/PKR spot Rs 289 and 90-day forward Rs 296. A Pakistani importer hedging payables should understand
Aspot rate Rs 289 is guaranteed for all future years✓
Bhedging eliminates all business and credit risk✓
Cforward contract locks dollar purchase at Rs 296 reducing exchange rate uncertainty✓
Dforward always equals spot with zero premium or discount✓
💡 Explanation:
Scenario 11: spot vs forward.
Q31medium
FX scenario 10: USD/PKR spot Rs 287 and 90-day forward Rs 293. A Pakistani importer hedging payables should understand
Aforward contract locks dollar purchase at Rs 293 reducing exchange rate uncertainty✓
Bspot rate Rs 287 is guaranteed for all future years✓
Chedging eliminates all business and credit risk✓
Dforward always equals spot with zero premium or discount✓
💡 Explanation:
Scenario 10: spot vs forward.
Q32medium
FX scenario 38: USD/PKR spot Rs 324 and 90-day forward Rs 331. A Pakistani importer hedging payables should understand
Aspot rate Rs 324 is guaranteed for all future years✓
Bhedging eliminates all business and credit risk✓
Cforward contract locks dollar purchase at Rs 331 reducing exchange rate uncertainty✓
Dforward always equals spot with zero premium or discount✓
💡 Explanation:
Scenario 38: spot vs forward.
Q33easy
Forward exchange rate is
Aalways equal to spot with no premium✓
Bgovernment tax rate✓
Cagreed rate for future currency exchange✓
Dstock dividend rate✓
💡 Explanation:
Forwards hedge FX exposure.
Q34medium
FX scenario 35: USD/PKR spot Rs 318 and 90-day forward Rs 327. A Pakistani importer hedging payables should understand
Aforward contract locks dollar purchase at Rs 327 reducing exchange rate uncertainty✓
Bspot rate Rs 318 is guaranteed for all future years✓
Chedging eliminates all business and credit risk✓
Dforward always equals spot with zero premium or discount✓
💡 Explanation:
Scenario 35: spot vs forward.
Q35Past Paper · PPSC/FPSC/NTSmedium
FX scenario 34: USD/PKR spot Rs 316 and 90-day forward Rs 324. A Pakistani importer hedging payables should understand
Aforward contract locks dollar purchase at Rs 324 reducing exchange rate uncertainty✓
Bspot rate Rs 316 is guaranteed for all future years✓
Chedging eliminates all business and credit risk✓
Dforward always equals spot with zero premium or discount✓
💡 Explanation:
Scenario 34: spot vs forward.
Q36medium
FX scenario 33: USD/PKR spot Rs 313 and 90-day forward Rs 321. A Pakistani importer hedging payables should understand
Aspot rate Rs 313 is guaranteed for all future years✓
Bforward contract locks dollar purchase at Rs 321 reducing exchange rate uncertainty✓
Chedging eliminates all business and credit risk✓
Dforward always equals spot with zero premium or discount✓
💡 Explanation:
Scenario 33: spot vs forward.
Q37medium
FX scenario 32: USD/PKR spot Rs 319 and 90-day forward Rs 325. A Pakistani importer hedging payables should understand
Aspot rate Rs 319 is guaranteed for all future years✓
Bforward contract locks dollar purchase at Rs 325 reducing exchange rate uncertainty✓
Chedging eliminates all business and credit risk✓
Dforward always equals spot with zero premium or discount✓
💡 Explanation:
Scenario 32: spot vs forward.
Q38Past Paper · PPSC/FPSC/NTSmedium
FX scenario 31: USD/PKR spot Rs 317 and 90-day forward Rs 322. A Pakistani importer hedging payables should understand
Aspot rate Rs 317 is guaranteed for all future years✓
Bhedging eliminates all business and credit risk✓
Cforward contract locks dollar purchase at Rs 322 reducing exchange rate uncertainty✓
Dforward always equals spot with zero premium or discount✓
💡 Explanation:
Scenario 31: spot vs forward.
Q39medium
FX scenario 30: USD/PKR spot Rs 315 and 90-day forward Rs 325. A Pakistani importer hedging payables should understand
Aspot rate Rs 315 is guaranteed for all future years✓
Bforward contract locks dollar purchase at Rs 325 reducing exchange rate uncertainty✓
Chedging eliminates all business and credit risk✓
Dforward always equals spot with zero premium or discount✓
💡 Explanation:
Scenario 30: spot vs forward.
Q40Past Paper · PPSC/FPSC/NTSmedium
FX scenario 29: USD/PKR spot Rs 313 and 90-day forward Rs 321. A Pakistani importer hedging payables should understand
Aspot rate Rs 313 is guaranteed for all future years✓
Bforward contract locks dollar purchase at Rs 321 reducing exchange rate uncertainty✓
Chedging eliminates all business and credit risk✓
Dforward always equals spot with zero premium or discount✓
💡 Explanation:
Scenario 29: spot vs forward.
Q41medium
FX scenario 28: USD/PKR spot Rs 310 and 90-day forward Rs 318. A Pakistani importer hedging payables should understand
Aforward contract locks dollar purchase at Rs 318 reducing exchange rate uncertainty✓
Bspot rate Rs 310 is guaranteed for all future years✓
Chedging eliminates all business and credit risk✓
Dforward always equals spot with zero premium or discount✓
💡 Explanation:
Scenario 28: spot vs forward.
Q42medium
FX scenario 27: USD/PKR spot Rs 308 and 90-day forward Rs 315. A Pakistani importer hedging payables should understand
Aforward contract locks dollar purchase at Rs 315 reducing exchange rate uncertainty✓
Bspot rate Rs 308 is guaranteed for all future years✓
Chedging eliminates all business and credit risk✓
Dforward always equals spot with zero premium or discount✓
💡 Explanation:
Scenario 27: spot vs forward.
Q43Past Paper · PPSC/FPSC/NTSmedium
FX scenario 26: USD/PKR spot Rs 306 and 90-day forward Rs 312. A Pakistani importer hedging payables should understand
Aspot rate Rs 306 is guaranteed for all future years✓
Bforward contract locks dollar purchase at Rs 312 reducing exchange rate uncertainty✓
Chedging eliminates all business and credit risk✓
Dforward always equals spot with zero premium or discount✓
💡 Explanation:
Scenario 26: spot vs forward.
Q44medium
FX scenario 25: USD/PKR spot Rs 304 and 90-day forward Rs 308. A Pakistani importer hedging payables should understand
Aspot rate Rs 304 is guaranteed for all future years✓
Bhedging eliminates all business and credit risk✓
Cforward contract locks dollar purchase at Rs 308 reducing exchange rate uncertainty✓
Dforward always equals spot with zero premium or discount✓
💡 Explanation:
Scenario 25: spot vs forward.
Q45medium
FX scenario 24: USD/PKR spot Rs 310 and 90-day forward Rs 319. A Pakistani importer hedging payables should understand
Aforward contract locks dollar purchase at Rs 319 reducing exchange rate uncertainty✓
Bspot rate Rs 310 is guaranteed for all future years✓
Chedging eliminates all business and credit risk✓
Dforward always equals spot with zero premium or discount✓
💡 Explanation:
Scenario 24: spot vs forward.
Q46Past Paper · PPSC/FPSC/NTSmedium
FX scenario 23: USD/PKR spot Rs 307 and 90-day forward Rs 316. A Pakistani importer hedging payables should understand
Aspot rate Rs 307 is guaranteed for all future years✓
Bhedging eliminates all business and credit risk✓
Cforward always equals spot with zero premium or discount✓
Dforward contract locks dollar purchase at Rs 316 reducing exchange rate uncertainty✓
💡 Explanation:
Scenario 23: spot vs forward.
Q47medium
FX scenario 22: USD/PKR spot Rs 305 and 90-day forward Rs 312. A Pakistani importer hedging payables should understand
Aspot rate Rs 305 is guaranteed for all future years✓
Bhedging eliminates all business and credit risk✓
Cforward always equals spot with zero premium or discount✓
Dforward contract locks dollar purchase at Rs 312 reducing exchange rate uncertainty✓
💡 Explanation:
Scenario 22: spot vs forward.
Q48medium
FX scenario 21: USD/PKR spot Rs 303 and 90-day forward Rs 309. A Pakistani importer hedging payables should understand
Aspot rate Rs 303 is guaranteed for all future years✓
Bforward contract locks dollar purchase at Rs 309 reducing exchange rate uncertainty✓
Chedging eliminates all business and credit risk✓
Dforward always equals spot with zero premium or discount✓
💡 Explanation:
Scenario 21: spot vs forward.
Q49Past Paper · PPSC/FPSC/NTSmedium
FX scenario 20: USD/PKR spot Rs 301 and 90-day forward Rs 306. A Pakistani importer hedging payables should understand
Aspot rate Rs 301 is guaranteed for all future years✓
Bforward contract locks dollar purchase at Rs 306 reducing exchange rate uncertainty✓
Chedging eliminates all business and credit risk✓
Dforward always equals spot with zero premium or discount✓
💡 Explanation:
Scenario 20: spot vs forward.
Q50Past Paper · PPSC/FPSC/NTSmedium
FX scenario 3: USD/PKR spot Rs 279 and 90-day forward Rs 284. A Pakistani importer hedging payables should understand
Aspot rate Rs 279 is guaranteed for all future years✓
Bhedging eliminates all business and credit risk✓
Cforward always equals spot with zero premium or discount✓
Dforward contract locks dollar purchase at Rs 284 reducing exchange rate uncertainty✓
💡 Explanation:
Scenario 3: spot vs forward.
Q51medium
FX scenario 2: USD/PKR spot Rs 277 and 90-day forward Rs 280. A Pakistani importer hedging payables should understand
Aforward contract locks dollar purchase at Rs 280 reducing exchange rate uncertainty✓
Bspot rate Rs 277 is guaranteed for all future years✓
Chedging eliminates all business and credit risk✓
Dforward always equals spot with zero premium or discount✓
💡 Explanation:
Scenario 2: spot vs forward.
Q52medium
FX scenario 1: USD/PKR spot Rs 275 and 90-day forward Rs 277. A Pakistani importer hedging payables should understand
Aspot rate Rs 275 is guaranteed for all future years✓
Bhedging eliminates all business and credit risk✓
Cforward contract locks dollar purchase at Rs 277 reducing exchange rate uncertainty✓
Dforward always equals spot with zero premium or discount✓
💡 Explanation:
Scenario 1: spot vs forward.
Q53Past Paper · PPSC/FPSC/NTSmedium
Hedging foreign exchange risk with forward contract
Aeliminates all business risk✓
Blocks in future exchange rate reducing uncertainty✓
Cguarantees profit on exports✓
Dremoves need for pricing✓
💡 Explanation:
Hedge transfers FX risk to counterparty.
Q54medium
Pakistani rupee depreciation against US dollar makes
Aexports relatively cheaper in dollar terms✓
Bimports cheaper in rupee terms always✓
Cforeign debt denominated in dollars smaller in rupees✓
Dremittances worthless✓
💡 Explanation:
Depreciation affects trade competitiveness.
Q55Past Paper · PPSC/FPSC/NTShard
Economic exposure reflects
Aonly daily spot fluctuations ignored✓
Blong-term impact of exchange rate changes on firm value✓