A) exists when the contract is written in terms of the foreign currency. B) exists also in direct foreign investments and foreign portfolio investments. C) does not exist if the international trade contract is written in terms of the domestic currency. D) all of the above. A) exists when the contract is written in terms of the foreign currency. B) exists also in direct foreign investments and foreign portfolio investments. C) does not exist if the international trade contract is written in terms of the domestic currency. D) all of the above.

Exam 19: International Business Finance

Assume that the interest rate in India is 10% while in Europe it is 3% and that the exchange rate is 65.50 rupees to the euro. What would we expect the 6 month exchange rate to be?

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Question 61

Assume that in 1990 a Toyota Corolla sold for 2,016,000 yen in Japan and $8,200 in the U.S. The car still sells for the same amount of yen today, but the current exchange rate is 112 yen per dollar, what is the car selling for today in U.S. dollars?

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Question 62

The purchasing power parity theory is least likely to apply to the price of

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Question 63

Exchange rate risk

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Question 64

When banks transact in foreign currencies, the direct bid quote is greater than the direct asked quote.

(True/False)

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Question 65

Prices differences of identical items in different currencies can best be explained by the international Fisher effect.

(True/False)

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Question 66

Because a large part of a subsidiary's equity funds comes from the parent, the subsidiary should use the same cost of equity as the parent.

(True/False)

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Question 67

The exchange rate that represents the number of units of a foreign currency that can be purchased with one unit of a home currency is referred to as a(n) ________ quote.

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Question 68

Which of the following statements about exchange rates is true?

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Question 69

The spot exchange rate for the Thai bhat is 33.135 bhat to the dollar. The 1 year forward rate is 34.175. Ramo Corp. has undertaken a capital project in Bangkok that is expected to produce a cash flow of 17,087,500 bhat at the end of the first year. The company will discount cash flows at a rate of 14%. What is the present value of the first year cash flow in U.S. dollars.

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Question 70

The asked rate is the price a customer will receive from a foreign currency trader when selling a foreign currency.

(True/False)

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Question 71

Arbitrage is the process of buying and selling in one market in order to make a riskless profit.

(True/False)

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Question 72

The cost of debt used in the international investment decision is the lesser of the parent's or the subsidiary's cost of debt.

(True/False)

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Question 73

Assume that your firm must pay $4,000 to a Swiss firm. In Swiss francs , the Swiss firm will receive

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 74

A trader who simultaneously bought Swiss francs in New York for 1.0222 and sold them in Zurich for 1.0233 would be practicing

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 75

Expropriation of plant and equipment without compensation is an example of financial risk from direct foreign investments.

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Question 76

Economic exposure refers to the overall impact of exchange rate changes on the value of the firm.

(True/False)

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Question 77

Foreign exchange transactions carried out in the spot market entails an agreement today to deliver a specific number of units of currency on a future date in return for a specified number of units of another currency.

(True/False)

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Question 78

An important motive for direct foreign investment is to

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Question 79

The most serious type of political risk involves

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Assume that the interest rate in India is 10% while in Europe it is 3% and that the exchange rate is 65.50 rupees to the euro. What would we expect the 6 month exchange rate to be?

Assume that in 1990 a Toyota Corolla sold for 2,016,000 yen in Japan and $8,200 in the U.S. The car still sells for the same amount of yen today, but the current exchange rate is 112 yen per dollar, what is the car selling for today in U.S. dollars?

The purchasing power parity theory is least likely to apply to the price of

Exchange rate risk

When banks transact in foreign currencies, the direct bid quote is greater than the direct asked quote.

Prices differences of identical items in different currencies can best be explained by the international Fisher effect.

Because a large part of a subsidiary's equity funds comes from the parent, the subsidiary should use the same cost of equity as the parent.

The exchange rate that represents the number of units of a foreign currency that can be purchased with one unit of a home currency is referred to as a(n) ________ quote.

Which of the following statements about exchange rates is true?

The asked rate is the price a customer will receive from a foreign currency trader when selling a foreign currency.

Arbitrage is the process of buying and selling in one market in order to make a riskless profit.

The cost of debt used in the international investment decision is the lesser of the parent's or the subsidiary's cost of debt.

Assume that your firm must pay $4,000 to a Swiss firm. In Swiss francs , the Swiss firm will receive

A trader who simultaneously bought Swiss francs in New York for 1.0222 and sold them in Zurich for 1.0233 would be practicing

Expropriation of plant and equipment without compensation is an example of financial risk from direct foreign investments.

Economic exposure refers to the overall impact of exchange rate changes on the value of the firm.

Foreign exchange transactions carried out in the spot market entails an agreement today to deliver a specific number of units of currency on a future date in return for a specified number of units of another currency.

An important motive for direct foreign investment is to

The most serious type of political risk involves

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