Exam 19: Multinational Financial Management

One year ago,a U.S.investor converted dollars to yen and purchased 100 shares of stock in a Japanese company at a price of 3,150 yen per share.The stock's total purchase cost was 315,000 yen.At the time of purchase,in the currency market 1 yen equaled $0.00952.Today,the stock is selling at a price of 3,465 yen per share,and in the currency market $1 equals 145 yen.The stock does not pay a dividend.If the investor were to sell the stock today and convert the proceeds back to dollars,what would be his realized return on his initial dollar investment from holding the stock?

Currently,a U.S.trader notes that in the 6-month forward market,the Japanese yen is selling at a premium (that is,you receive more dollars per yen in the forward market than you do in the spot market),while the British pound is selling at a discount.Which of the following statements is CORRECT?

Multinational financial management requires that

Blenman Corporation,based in the United States,arranged a 2-year,$1,000,000 loan to fund a project in Mexico.The loan is denominated in Mexican pesos,carries a 6.5% nominal rate,and requires equal semiannual payments.The exchange rate at the time of the loan was 5.75 pesos per dollar,but it dropped to 5.10 pesos per dollar before the first payment came due.The loan was not hedged in the foreign exchange market.Thus,Blenman must convert U.S.funds to Mexican pesos to make its payments.If the exchange rate remains at 5.10 pesos per dollar through the end of the loan period,what effective annual interest rate will Blenman end up paying on the loan? Do not round the intermediate calculations and round the final answer to two decimal places.

Suppose hockey skates sell in Canada for 113 Canadian dollars,and 1 Canadian dollar equals 0.71 U.S.dollar.If purchasing power parity (PPP)holds,what is the price of hockey skates in the United States?

If a dollar will buy fewer units of a foreign currency in the forward market than in the spot market,then the forward currency is said to be selling at a premium to the spot rate.

Stover Corporation,a U.S.based importer,makes a purchase of crystal glassware from a firm in Switzerland for 39,960 Swiss francs,or $24,000,at the spot rate of 1.665 Swiss francs per dollar.The terms of the purchase are net 90 days,and the U.S.firm wants to cover this trade payable with a forward market hedge to eliminate its exchange rate risk.Suppose the firm completes a forward hedge at the 90-day forward rate of 1.682 Swiss francs.If the spot rate in 90 days is actually 1.615 Swiss francs,how much in U.S.dollars will the U.S.firm have saved or lost by hedging its exchange rate exposure? Do not round the intermediate calculations and round the final answer to the nearest cent.

Suppose a U.S.firm buys $200,000 worth of television tubes from a Mexican manufacturer for delivery in 60 days with payment to be made in 90 days (30 days after the goods are received).The rising U.S.deficit has caused the dollar to depreciate against the peso recently.The current exchange rate is 5.68 pesos per U.S.dollar.The 90-day forward rate is 5.45 pesos/dollar.The firm goes into the forward market today and buys enough Mexican pesos at the 90-day forward rate to completely cover its trade obligation.Assume the spot rate in 90 days is 5.30 Mexican pesos per U.S.dollar.How much in U.S.dollars did the firm save by eliminating its foreign exchange currency risk with its forward market hedge? Do not round the intermediate calculations and round the final answer to the nearest cent. ​

A Eurodollar is a U.S.dollar deposited in a bank outside the United States.

Because political risk is seldom negotiable,it cannot be explicitly addressed in multinational corporate financial analysis.

Suppose one year ago,Hein Company had inventory in Britain valued at 240,000 pounds.The exchange rate for dollars to pounds was 1£ = 2.00 U.S.dollars.This year the exchange rate is 1£ = 1.82 U.S.dollars.The inventory in Britain is still valued at 240,000 pounds.What is the U.S.dollar gain or loss in inventory value as a result of the change in exchange rates?

Exchange rate quotations consist solely of direct quotations.

Multinational financial management requires that financial analysts consider the effects of changing currency values.

When considering the risk of a foreign investment,a higher risk might arise from exchange rate risk and political risk while lower risk might result from international diversification.

A product sells for $750 in the United States.The spot exchange rate is $1 to 1.56 Swiss francs.If purchasing power parity (PPP)holds,what is the price of the product in Switzerland?

Suppose DeGraw Corporation,a U.S.exporter,sold a solar heating station to a Japanese customer at a price of 130.5 million yen,when the exchange rate was 140.0 yen per dollar.In order to close the sale,DeGraw agreed to make the bill payable in yen,thus agreeing to take some exchange rate risk for the transaction.The terms were net 6 months.If the yen fell against the dollar such that one dollar would buy 154.4 yen when the invoice was paid,what dollar amount would DeGraw actually receive after it exchanged yen for U.S.dollars?

In Japan,90-day securities have a 4% annualized return and 180-day securities have a 5% annualized return.In the United States,90-day securities have a 4% annualized return and 180-day securities have an annualized return of 4.5%.All securities are of equal risk,and Japanese securities are denominated in terms of the Japanese yen.Assuming that interest rate parity holds in all markets,which of the following statements is most CORRECT?

Exchange rate risk is the risk that the cash flows from a foreign project,when converted to the parent company's currency,will be worth less than was originally projected because of exchange rate changes.

Suppose 90-day investments in Britain have a 6.00% annualized return and a 1.50% quarterly (90-day)return.In the U.S. ,90-day investments of similar risk have a 4.00% annualized return and a 1.00% quarterly (90-day)return.In the 90-day forward market,1 British pound equals $1.70.If interest rate parity holds,what is the spot exchange rate ($/£)? Do not round the intermediate calculations and round the final answer to four decimal places.

Which of the following are reasons why companies move into international operations?