International Financial Management
14th Edition
ISBN: 9780357130698
Author: Madura
Publisher: Cengage
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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)…
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appreciates; appreciates
depreciates; appreciates
appreciates; depreciates
depreciates; depreciates
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