-If Ford's North American operations import automotive parts from Mazda (Japan) every month, year after year, major swings in exchange rates can benefit one party at the expense of the other.
-One potential solution would be for Ford and Mazda to agree that all purchases by Ford will be made in Japanese yen at the exchange rate on the invoice date, as long as the spot rate on the date of invoice is between, say, ¥115/$ and ¥125/$ (called the "____ ____").
-**The parties _____ the currency risk beyond the neutral zone.
-The neutral zone represents the currency range in which risk is not _____
