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The firms have about the same level of exposure.
Neither firm has any exposure.
66. Economic exposure refers to:
the exposure of a firm’s international transactions to exchange rate fluctuations.
the exposure of a firm’s local currency value to transactions between foreign exchange traders.
the exposure of a firm’s financial statements to exchange rate fluctuations.
the exposure of a firm’s cash flows to exchange rate fluctuations.
the exposure of a country’s economy (specifically GDP) to exchange rate fluctuations.
67. Treck Co. expects to pay €200,000 in one month for its imports from Spain. It also expects to receive €250,000 for its
exports to Italy in one month. Treck Co. estimates the standard deviation of monthly percentage changes of the euro to be
3 percent over the last 40 months. Assume that these percentage changes are normally distributed. Using the value-at-risk
(VaR) method based on a 95 percent confidence level, what is the maximum one-month loss in dollars if the expected
percentage change of the euro during next month is −2 percent? Assume that the current spot rate of the euro (before
considering the maximum one-month loss) is $1.23.
68. Generally, MNCs with less foreign revenues than foreign costs will be ____ affected by a ____ foreign currency.
69. Yomance Co. is a U.S. company that has exposure to Japanese yen and British pounds. It has net inflows of 5,000,000
yen and net outflows of 60,000 pounds. The present exchange rate of the Japanese yen is $.012 while the present
exchange rate of the British pound is $1.50. Yomance Co. has not hedged its positions. The yen and pound movements
against the dollar are highly and positively correlated. If the dollar strengthens, then Yomance Co. will:
benefit, because the dollar value of its pound position exceeds the dollar value of its yen position.
benefit, because the dollar value of its yen position exceeds the dollar value of its pound position.
be adversely affected, because the dollar value of its pound position exceeds the dollar value of its yen
position.
be adversely affected, because the dollar value of its yen position exceeds the dollar value of its pound
position.
70. Lampon Co. is a U.S. firm that has a subsidiary in Hong Kong that produces light fixtures and sells them to Japan,
denominated in Japanese yen. Its subsidiary pays all of its expenses, including the cost of goods sold, in U.S. dollars. The
Hong Kong dollar is pegged to the U.S. dollar. If the Japanese yen appreciates against the U.S. dollar, the Hong Kong
subsidiary’s revenue will ____, and its expenses will ____.
decrease; remain unchanged