International Financial Management
14th Edition
ISBN: 9780357130698
Author: Madura
Publisher: Cengage
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If a U.S.-based company regularly purchases goods from foreign suppliers in Japan with the invoice price denominated in Japanese Yen. And if the U.S. company has experienced several foreign exchange losses due to the appreciation of the Japanese Yen.
I am confused about which type of hedging instrument (Foreign currency forward contract or foreign currency option) the company should employ. Can you please help me to understand a justification for the selection? Maybe to illustrate, you can compare the advantages and disadvantages of using (Forward contracts) and (Options) to hedge foreign exchange risk.
Which of the following is an example of managing economic exposure by flexible sourcing policy?
An American company sells its products in Brazil and Portugal. Reduced sales in Brazil due to the dollar appreciation against the “real” can be compensated by increased sales in Portugal due to the dollar depreciation against the euro.
If yen is strong, it is preferable for a Japanese company to open a manufacturing subsidiary in the U.S. to produce and sell its products there.
An American IT company hires software developers in Ukraine because of the weak position of grivna against dollar.
A Canadian company spends a lot of money for research & development activities to improve its reputation and gain more customers.
Your company located in the US imports raw materials from Europe. If the European Central Bank announces to lower the Euro exchange rate, what impact do you expect to see in your business?
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Your company will pay higher US dollar costs to import from Europe.
B.
Your company will pay lower US dollar costs to import from Europe.
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The Euro exchange rate doesn't have any impact on your company.
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It should reduce your competitiveness in your home market.
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