Exam 23: International Corporate Finance

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Suppose the domestic cost of capital for a U.S.-based company is 9%. Also, the U.S. interest rate is 5% and the European interest rate is 5%. What is the foreign denominated cost of capital for the company?

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The one-year forward exchange rate is Rupees 40/$. If the one-year interest rate in the United States is 4% and in India is 7%, what is the spot exchange rate so as to preclude arbitrage?

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The one-year forward exchange rate for the British Pound is $1.80/Pound. If the one-year U.S. interest rate is 4.5% and the one-year British interest rate is 6%, compute the implied spot exchange rate in $/Pound.

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Use the information for the question(s)below. The current spot exchange rate, S, is $1.8862/£. Suppose that the yield curve in both countries is flat. The risk-free rate on dollars, r$, is 5.35% and the risk-free interest rate on pounds, r£, is 4.80%. -Luther Industries, a U.S. firm, is considering an investment in Japan. The dollar cost of equity for Luther is 12%. The risk-free interest rates on dollars and yen are r$ = 5.5% and r¥ = 1.5%, respectively. Luther industries is willing to assume that capital markets are internationally integrated. Luther Industries needs to know the comparable cost of equity in Japanese yen for a project with free cash flows that are uncorrelated with spot exchange rates. The yen cost of equity for Luther Industries is closest to ________.

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Consider the following equation: S × [(Foreign Cash Flow)/ (1 + rFC] = (Forward Rate × Foreign Cash Flow)/ (1 + r$) The term r$ in this equation is ________.

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Consider the following equation: Consider the following equation:   =   (1 +   )- 1 The term r<sub>$</sub> in this equation refers to ________. = Consider the following equation:   =   (1 +   )- 1 The term r<sub>$</sub> in this equation refers to ________. (1 + Consider the following equation:   =   (1 +   )- 1 The term r<sub>$</sub> in this equation refers to ________. )- 1 The term r$ in this equation refers to ________.

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Use the information for the question(s)below. You are a U.S. investor who is trying to calculate the present value (PV)of £5 million cash inflow that will occur one year in the future. The spot exchange rate is S = $1.8839/£ and the forward rate is F1 = $1.8862/£. The appropriate dollar discount rate for this cash flow is 5.32% and the appropriate £ discount rate is 5.24%. -The present value (PV)of the £5 million cash inflow computed by first converting into dollars and then discounting is closest to ________.

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Exchange rate risk exists if the firm's free cash flows are correlated with the spot exchange rate.

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Consider the following equation: S × [(Foreign Cash Flow)/ (1 + rFC] = (Forward Rate × Foreign Cash Flow)/ (1 + r$) The term S in this equation is ________.

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The importer-exporter dilemma is caused by ________.

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The spot exchange rate for the British pound is 0.65 pounds/dollar. The one-year interest rate in the United States is 5% and the one-year interest rate in Britain is 7%. Based on these rates, what one-year forward exchange rate is consistent with the absence of arbitrage?

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Which of the following statements is FALSE?

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A Brazilian firm owes you $2,000,000, payable in three months, however, they insist on paying in Brazilian Reals. The current spot exchange rate is $0.59305/Real. The three-month forward exchange rate is $0.61255/Real. How many Real should you demand in a forward contract to receive $2,000,000 in three months to hedge the exchange rate risk?

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The spot exchange rate for the British pound is 0.6 pounds/dollar. The one-year interest rate in the United States is 5% and the one-year interest rate in Britain is 6%. Based on these rates, what one-year forward exchange rate is consistent with the absence of arbitrage?

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Suppose a firm imports goods from Europe and the import price is denominated in euros, then ________.

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The spot exchange rate for Indian Rupees is Rs 42/$. The one-year forward exchange rate is Rs 43/$ and the one-year U.S. interest rate is 4%. What is the implied one year interest rate in India?

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Firms must consider the impact of exchange rate risk if ________ of the project are affected by exchange rate changes

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One British pound can be purchased for $1.90. What is the exchange rate in terms of pounds per dollar?

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A U.S. firm acquires a British firm that will generate cash flows of 30,000 pounds next year and these cash flows will grow at 3% a year. If the British WACC is 9% and the spot exchange rate is $1.7/pound, what is the present value (PV)of the cash flows from this acquisition to domestic shareholders?

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Consider the following equation: Spot Rate × [(Foreign Cash Flow)/ (1 + rFC] = (F × Foreign Cash Flow)/ (1 + r$) The term F in this equation is ________.

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