Baxter, a US Company, has a 100% owned subsidiary in Japan. The functional currency for the subsidiary is the Japanese yen. The Japanese subsidiary purchases merchandise on credit from a Swiss company, withpayment due in US dollars. Between the date of purchase and the due date of the payable, the swiss franc strengthens against the US dollar and the Japanese yen weakens against the US dollar. What will be the result toBaxter.A) There will be a foreign exchange lossB) There will be no foreign exchange gain or lossC) There will be both a foreign exchange gain and lossD) Juno will need to enter into a hedge to reduce its foreign currency exposureE) There will be a foreign exchange gain

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