Other Lufthansa: To Hedge or Not To Hedge The following is an MBA problem for which I am seeking a detailed answer in understandable English. (Note: I have had a problem in the past with answers that were substantively good but were hard for me to understand/figure out due to improper use of English grammar.) Case Synopsis: Heinz Ruhnau‚ Lufthansa ’s CEO‚ needed to determine how to deal with the foreign ex change risk resulting from the purchase of 20 new aircraft. Due to Lufthansa ’s recent
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LUFTHANSA If Karl Marx could see what the foreign exchange market is doing to the world’s captains of industry‚ he would surely be laughing. Not only do they put up with labor problems‚ competition‚ deregulation‚ and rapid changes in technology—no‚ that is not enough. Add currency volatility to that list in the last few years. And it’s so bad that a successful corporate executive of one of the world’s prestige airlines can put on a multimillion dollar currency speculation‚ and win—and still
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1. What is the Foreign Exchange Risk faced by the LUFTHANSA? Ruhnau expected if the U.S. dollar continued to appreciate‚ it would reach 3.3DM/USD and at the same time he also personally believed that the DM/USD exchange rate would fall from 3.17DM/USD to between 2.45 and 2.40 DM/USD by January 1986. Unfortunately‚ he was not sure when this depreciation would start. If it did not start before January 1986‚ he felt the U.S. dollar could be as high as 3.40 DM/USD in January 1986. 2. What
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[pic] H.J. Heinz Company A Managerial Accounting Perspective Jarrod Brinker Mita Harkness Michelle Panatex Kathy Rodriguez Michel Valbrun Memo 1 DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS 1.1 Identification and mapping of processes 2 METHODOLOGY 2.1 Explanation of Methodology 2.2 Effort in Methodology Refinement 3 REGRESSION ANALYSIS 3.1 Predictive Analysis 3.2 Interpretation of Findings 4 COST-VOLUME-PROFIT ANALYSIS 4.1 Breakeven Analysis
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Lufthansa Introduction: Lufthansa was launched through the buying of 737 jets from Boeing. They were the first one’s to do so and because of this they are now the leading airline out of Germany (Wikipedia‚ 1). "Lufthansa operates more than 300 aircraft and employs nearly 100‚000 people world-wide. In 2005‚ 51.3 million passengers flew with Lufthansa (Wikipedia‚ 1)." When the jets were bought in 1985 for $500‚000‚000 it was considered a huge mistake. Since Lufthansa was just breaking into
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LUFTHANSA CASE ANALYSIS Executive Summary Lufthansa CEO Herr Ruhnau was under-fired for his hedging decision on the purchase of 20 Boeing aircrafts which cost Lufthansa an additional DM 225M back in Jan. 1985. Some criticisms are valid to a certain degree given the strict covenants and guidelines Ruhnau had to work against however others are base-less such as forcing Ruhnau to step down as CEO. This case analysis will discuss the hedging alternatives Ruhnau considered‚ the decision that
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Executive Summary Lufthansa CEO Herr Ruhnau was under-fired for his hedging decision on the purchase of 20 Boeing aircrafts which cost Lufthansa an additional DM 225M back in Jan. 1985. Some criticisms are valid to a certain degree given the strict covenants and guidelines Ruhnau had to work against however others are base-less such as forcing Ruhnau to step down as CEO. This case analysis will discuss the hedging alternatives Ruhnau considered‚ the decision that was made‚ an analysis of the criticisms
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H.J. HEINZ INC: INDUSTRY ANALYSIS H.J. Heinz Inc: Industry Analysis Kasey Feigenbaum‚ Justin White‚ Elliott Matticks Furman University 1 H.J. HEINZ INC: INDUSTRY ANALYSIS 2 Introduction and Global Operations Overview The Heinz Company is a global leader in the food industry. In the United States‚ the iconic bottle of Heinz ketchup is a familiar household staple. However‚ consumers may not be aware that ketchup is only one of dozens of Heinz products on the market‚ and the majority
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Lufthansa Case Study Lufthansa Case Study I. External Analysis: Several large scale‚ interrelated conditions have affected the airline industry over the past several years in such a manner that every carrier has had to respond in order to remain viable and competitive. a. Environmental Analysis: The international war on terror‚ with its attendant rising cost of oil has created havoc in a number of ways (Lufthansa Annual Report‚ 2004). Rising costs have resulted from the increase
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