International Financial Management
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ISBN: 9780357130698
Author: Madura
Publisher: Cengage
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MNC Cash Flows and Exchange Rate Risk Asheville Co. has a subsidiary in Mexico that develops software for its parent. It rents a large facility in Mexico and hires many people in Mexico to work in the facility. Asheville Co. has no other international business. All operations are presently funded by Asheville’s parent. All the software is sold to U.S. firms by Asheville’s parent and invoiced in U.S. dollars.If the Mexican peso appreciates against the dollar, does this have a favorable effect, unfavorable effect, or no effect on Asheville’s value?
Suppose that Salem Co, a U.S.-based MNC that both purchases supplies from Canada and sells exports in Canada, is seeking to measure the economic exposure of its cash flows. Salem wishes to analyze how its cash flows might change under different exchange rates for the Canadian dollar (the only foreign currency in which it deals).
Salem believes that the value of the Canadian dollar will be $0.70, $0.75, or $0.80, and seeks to analyze its cash flows under each of these scenarios.
The following table shows Salem’s cash flows under each of these exchange rates.
Use the table to answer the question that follows.
Exchange Rate Scenario
Exchange Rate Scenario
Exchange Rate Scenario
C$1=$0.70
C$1=$0.75
C$1=$0.80
(Millions)
(Millions)
(Millions)
Sales
(1) U.S. Sales
$315
$315
$315
(2) Canadian Sales
$3.50
$4.00
$4.00
(3) Total Sales in U.S. $
$318.50
$318.75
$319.00
Cost of Materials and Operating Expenses
(4)…
Suppose that Salem Co, a U.S.-based MNC that both purchases supplies from Canada and sells exports in Canada, is seeking to measure the economic
exposure of its cash flows. Salem wishes to analyze how its cash flows might change under different exchange rates for the Canadian dollar (the only
foreign currency in which it deals).
Salem estimates it's cash flows from both the U.S., in dollars, and Canada, in Canadian dollars. These figures are summarized in the following table.
U.S. Canada
Sales
-Cost of materials
$315
C$5
$45
C$150
-Operating expenses
$55
-Interest expenses
$5
C$10
Cash flows
$210
-$C155
Salem believes that the value of the Canadian dollar will be $0.70, $0.75, or $0.80, and seeks to analyze its cash flows under each of these scenarios.
The following table shows Salem's cash flows under each of these exchange rates.
For each exchange rate scenario, fill in rows (2), (3), (5), (6), (9), and (10). Finally, fill in the last row for net cash flows in U.S. dollars for each…
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