Tutorial 7: Management of Economic Exposure QUESTIONS 1. How would you define economic exposure to exchange risk? Answer: Economic exposure can be defined as the possibility that the firm’s cash flows and thus its market value may be affected by the unexpected exchange rate changes. 2. Explain the following statement: “Exposure is the regression coefficient.” Answer: Exposure to currency risk can be appropriately measured by the sensitivity of the firm’s future cash flows and the
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Foreign Direct Investment You are the international manager of U.S. business that has just developed a revolutionary new personal computer that can perform the same functions as existing PCs but costs only half as much to manufacture. Several patents protect the unique design of this computer. Your CEO has asked you to formulate a recommendation for how to expand into Southeast Asia. Your options are (a) to export from the United States‚ (b) to license an Asian Firm to manufacture and market
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Business Research Vol. 5‚ No. 3; March 2012 The Effect of Investment Promotion on Foreign Direct Investment Inflow into Ghana Justice G. Djokoto Department of Agribusiness‚ Central Business School‚ Central University College P. O. Box DS 2310‚ Dansoman‚ Accra‚ Ghana Tel: 233-28-503-7399 Received: January 10‚ 2012 doi:10.5539/ibr.v5n3p46 Abstract The paper investigated the effect of investment promotion (IP) on foreign direct investment flow (FDI) into Ghana. Cointegration among the variables was
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FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT WEEK 2 - 3 TOPIC - CAPITAL INVESTMENT ANALYSIS AND INFLATION AND CAPITAL INVESTMENT ANALYSIS WITH TAXATION OBJECTIVE At the end of this lecture‚ the students should be able to: 1. Explain the nature of inflation 2. Distinguish between money cash flow and real cash flow 3. Distinguish between money and real discount rates 4. Compute impact of inflation on discounted cash flow. 5. Explain investment incentives - capital allowance‚ annual allowance initial
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ARTICLE IN PRESS Journal of Financial Economics 77 (2005) 529–560 www.elsevier.com/locate/jfec What drives merger waves?$ Jarrad Harfordà University of Washington Business School‚ Box 353200‚ Seattle‚ WA 98195-3200‚ USA Received 5 December 2003; accepted 24 May 2004 Available online 4 January 2005 Abstract Aggregate merger waves could be due to market timing or to clustering of industry shocks for which mergers facilitate change to the new environment. This study finds that economic
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Topic: International Investing Project Student Name: Tutor: Question 1(a) Fiqure: 1(a) Figure 1(a) above shows a graph snippet of the performance of the Nokia stock against the performance of the finland’s stock market. A relationship can be identified between the two graphs as changes in the finland’s stock market translate to changes in the Nokia stock in the same direction. When the performance of finland market goes up‚ the Nokia stock performance goes up and vice verser. An increase
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Dowry system is when the bride’s family gives goods‚ money‚ or estate to her husband and his family during marriage (E. Pauls Prine (Ed.)‚ 2008). This practice is mostly common in South Asia‚ specifically the Indian culture (E. Pauls Prine (Ed.)‚ 2008). On the other hand is the practice of bride price system which is where the husband gives cattle‚ land or goods in exchange for a woman’s hand in marriage (Schwimmer‚ 2002). This is mostly practiced in Africa among traditional households‚ where it
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Chapter 7 Test Review Problem 7-1 Bond valuation Callaghan Motors’ bonds have 5 years remaining to maturity. Interest is paid annually‚ they have a $1‚000 par value‚ the coupon interest rate is 6.5%‚ and the yield to maturity is 11%. What is the bond’s current market price? Round your answer to the nearest cent. Annual Interest Payment = Par Value * Coupon Rate $1‚000 * 6.5%= 65 Financial Calculator N= 5 I/YR= 11% PMT= -65 FV= -$1‚000 Find PV? Bond’s Current Market Price= 833.68 Problem7-2
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1. a) b) c) d) A firm has the following items on its balance sheet: Cash $20‚000‚000 inventory 134‚000‚000 Notes Payable to bank 31‚500‚000 common stock ($10 par; 1‚000‚000) 10‚000‚000 Retained earnings 98‚500‚000 Describe how each of these account would appear after: A cash dividend of $1 per share Cash will decrease by $1‚000‚000. Retained earnings will decrease by $1‚000‚000. All other accounts are not affected. A 10 percent stock dividend (fair market value of stock is $13 per
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Corporate Reporting and Financial Analysis Prof Wang Jiwei HOMEWORK #2 Suggested Solutions Question 1 Determinants of Income P2-9. Determining missing amounts on income statement |AJAX Corporation | |Income Statement | |For the
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