Exam 19: Multinational Financial Management

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?

The cash flows relevant for a foreign investment should,from the parent company's perspective,include the financial cash flows that the subsidiary can legally send back to the parent company plus the cash flows that must remain in the foreign country.

Suppose a foreign investor who holds tax-exempt Eurobonds paying 9% is considering investing in an equivalent-risk domestic bond in a country with a 28% withholding tax on interest paid to foreigners.If 9% after-tax is the investor's required return,what before-tax rate would the domestic bond need to pay to provide the required after-tax return?

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 5.50 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?

LIBOR is an acronym for London Interbank Offer Rate,which is an average of interest rates offered by London banks to smaller U.S.corporations on all deposits.

If the spot rate of the Israeli shekel is 5.51 shekels per dollar and the 180-day forward rate is 5.97 shekels per dollar,then the forward rate for the Israeli shekel is selling at a(n)____ to the spot rate.

Individuals and corporations can buy or sell forward currencies to hedge their exchange rate exposure.Essentially,the process involves simultaneously selling the currency expected to appreciate in value and buying the currency expected to depreciate.

A product sells for $750 in the United States.The spot exchange rate is $1 to 1.65 Swiss francs.If purchasing power parity (PPP)holds,what is the price of the product in Switzerland?

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 1.64 Swiss francs,how much in U.S.dollars will the U.S.firm have saved or lost by hedging its exchange rate exposure?

Suppose the exchange rate between U.S.dollars and Swiss francs is SF 1.41 = $1.00,and the exchange rate between the U.S.dollar and the euro is $1.00 = 0.64 euro.What is the cross rate of Swiss francs to euros? (In other words,how many Swiss francs are needed to purchase one euro?)

Suppose in the spot market 1 U.S.dollar equals 1.75 Canadian dollars.6-month Canadian securities have an annualized return of 6% (and thus a 6-month periodic return of 3%).6-month U.S.securities have an annualized return of 6.5% and a periodic return of 3.25%.If interest rate parity holds,what is the U.S.dollar-Canadian dollar exchange rate in the 180-day forward market? In other words,how many Canadian dollars are required to purchase one U.S.dollar in the 180-day forward market?

Legal and economic differences among countries,although important,do NOT pose significant problems for most multinational corporations when they coordinate and control worldwide operations and subsidiaries.

If one U.S.dollar sells for 0.60 British pound,how many dollars should one British pound sell for?

When the value of the U.S.dollar appreciates against another country's currency,we may purchase more of the foreign currency with the U.S.dollar.

Calculating a currency cross rate involves determining the exchange rate for two currencies by using a third currency as a base.

If one U.S.dollar buys 0.63 euro,how many dollars can you purchase for one euro?

Exchange rate quotations consist solely of direct quotations.

Suppose 6 months ago a Swiss investor bought a 6-month U.S.Treasury bill at a price of $9,708.74,with a maturity value of $10,000.The exchange rate at that time was 1.420 Swiss francs per dollar.Today,at maturity,the exchange rate is 1.324 Swiss francs per dollar.What is the annualized rate of return to the Swiss investor?

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

If one U.S.dollar buys 1.64 Canadian dollars,how many U.S.dollars can you purchase for one Canadian dollar?