Question 1

Another name for operating exposure is ________ exposure.

Accepted Answer

A) economic 
B) competitive 
C) strategic 
D) all of the above 
A) economic 
B) competitive 
C) strategic 
D) all of the above

Question 2

Operating cash flows may occur in different currencies and at different times, but financing cash flows may occur only in a single currency.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

A U.S. timber products firm has a long-term contract to import unprocessed logs from Canada. To avoid occasional and unpredictable changes in the exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and the Canadian dollar, the firms agree to split between the two firms the impact of any exchange rate movement. This type of agreement is referred to as ________.

Accepted Answer

A) risk-sharing 
B) currency-switching 
C) matching 
D) a natural hedge 
A) risk-sharing 
B) currency-switching 
C) matching 
D) a natural hedge

Question 4

Swap agreements are treated as off-balance sheet transactions via U.S. accounting methods.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Purely domestic firms will be at a disadvantage to MNEs in the event of market disequilibria because

Accepted Answer

A) domestic firms lack comparative data from its own sources. 
B) international firms are already so large. 
C) all of the domestic firm's raw materials are imported. 
D) None of the above. Domestic firms are not at a disadvantage. 
A) domestic firms lack comparative data from its own sources. 
B) international firms are already so large. 
C) all of the domestic firm's raw materials are imported. 
D) None of the above. Domestic firms are not at a disadvantage.

Question 6

Most swap dealers arrange swaps so that each firm that is a party to the transaction does not know who the counterparty is.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following is probably NOT an advantage of foreign exchange risk management?

Accepted Answer

A) The reduction of the variability of cash flows due to domestic business cycles. 
B) Increased availability of capital. 
C) Reduced cost of capital. 
D) All of the above are potential advantages of foreign exchange risk management. 
A) The reduction of the variability of cash flows due to domestic business cycles. 
B) Increased availability of capital. 
C) Reduced cost of capital. 
D) All of the above are potential advantages of foreign exchange risk management.

Another name for operating exposure is ________ exposure.

Operating cash flows may occur in different currencies and at different times, but financing cash flows may occur only in a single currency.

Swap agreements are treated as off-balance sheet transactions via U.S. accounting methods.

Purely domestic firms will be at a disadvantage to MNEs in the event of market disequilibria because

Most swap dealers arrange swaps so that each firm that is a party to the transaction does not know who the counterparty is.

Which of the following is probably NOT an advantage of foreign exchange risk management?

Globalization and the Multinational Enterprise

Financial Goals and Corporate Governance

The International Monetary System

The Balance of Payments

Current Multinational Financial Challenges: the Credit Crisis of 2007-2009

The Foreign Exchange Market

International Parity Conditions

Foreign Currency Derivatives

Interest Rate and Currency Swaps

Foreign Exchange Rate Determination and Forecasting

Transaction Exposure

Translation Exposure

The Global Cost and Availability of Capital

Sourcing Equity Globally

Sourcing Debt Globally

International Portfolio Theory and Diversification

Foreign Direct Investment Theory and Political Risk

Multinational Capital Budgeting

Multinational Tax Management

Working Capital Management

International Trade Finance

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Exam 12: Operating Exposure

Another name for operating exposure is ________ exposure.

Operating cash flows may occur in different currencies and at different times, but financing cash flows may occur only in a single currency.

Swap agreements are treated as off-balance sheet transactions via U.S. accounting methods.

Purely domestic firms will be at a disadvantage to MNEs in the event of market disequilibria because

Most swap dealers arrange swaps so that each firm that is a party to the transaction does not know who the counterparty is.

Which of the following is probably NOT an advantage of foreign exchange risk management?

Globalization and the Multinational Enterprise

Financial Goals and Corporate Governance

The International Monetary System

The Balance of Payments

Current Multinational Financial Challenges: the Credit Crisis of 2007-2009

The Foreign Exchange Market

International Parity Conditions

Foreign Currency Derivatives

Interest Rate and Currency Swaps

Foreign Exchange Rate Determination and Forecasting

Transaction Exposure

Translation Exposure

The Global Cost and Availability of Capital

Sourcing Equity Globally

Sourcing Debt Globally

International Portfolio Theory and Diversification

Foreign Direct Investment Theory and Political Risk

Multinational Capital Budgeting

Multinational Tax Management

Working Capital Management

International Trade Finance

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