Chapter 14 Multinational Capital Budgeting Lecture Outline Subsidiary versus Parent Perspective Tax Differentials Restricted Remittances Excessive Remittances Exchange Rate Movements Input for Multinational Capital Budgeting Multinational Capital Budgeting Example Background Analysis Factors to Consider in Multinational Capital Budgeting Exchange Rate Fluctuations Inflation Financing Arrangement Blocked Funds Uncertain Salvage Value Impact of Project
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FINC/ECON 3240 - International Finance Homework Solution Chapter 1 2. Comparative Advantage. a. Explain how the theory of comparative advantage relates to the need for international business. ANSWER: The theory of comparative advantage implies that countries should specialize in production‚ thereby relying on other countries for some products. Consequently‚ there is a need for international business. b. Explain how the product cycle theory relates to the growth of an
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Chapter 1 Answers to End of Chapter Questions 1. Agency Problems of MNCs. a. Explain the agency problem of MNCs. ANSWER: The agency problem reflects a conflict of interests between decision-making managers and the owners of the MNC. Agency costs occur in an effort to assure that managers act in the best interest of the owners. b. Why might agency costs be larger for an MNC than for a purely domestic firm? ANSWER: The agency costs are normally larger for MNCs than purely domestic firms for the following
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CHAPTER 6 Making Investment Decisions with the Net Present Value Rule Answers to Problem Sets 1. a‚ b‚ d‚ g‚ h; c is a sunk cost. e is an overhead cost. f is not an incremental cash flow because depreciation is not a cash flow. i is a sunk cost. Est. Time: 01 - 05 2. Real cash flow = 100‚000/1.04 = $96‚154. The real discount rate is calculated as 1 + nominal rate / 1+ inflation rate − 1. Therefore‚ 1.08/1.04 − 1 = .03846. PV = [pic] Est
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implements the suggested methodology‚ what will be the adjusted discount rate for the Red Oak project (USA) and the Lal Plr project (Pakistan)? Question 3 Calculate the effect that a revision of its cost of capital will have on the Lal Plr project’s NPV. Comment on the results. Case 3: Globalizing the Cost of Capital and Capital Budgeting at AES Q.1 At the AES corporation capital budgeting was historically a very simple method‚ that was used for all projects being examined‚ regardless of
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Chapter 22 International Financial Management ANSWERS TO END-OF-CHAPTER QUESTIONS 22-1 a. A multinational corporation is one that operates in two or more countries. b. The exchange rate specifies the number of units of a given currency that can be purchased for one unit of another currency. The fixed exchange rate system was in effect from the end of World War II until August 1971. Under the system‚ the U. S. dollar was linked to gold at the rate of $35 per ounce‚ and other currencies were then
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that the Mexican peso’s value is relatively strong and will weaken against the dollar over time. If their expectations about the peso value are correct‚ how will this affect the feasibility of the project? Explain. ANSWER: If the peso’s value is relatively strong now‚ Packer Inc. will incur high costs of establishing a Mexican subsidiary. In addition‚ if the peso weakens‚ future remitted earnings by the subsidiary to the parent will be converted to fewer dollars. Packer will be adversely affected
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Solutions End-of-Chapter Questions and Problems to accompany Multinational Finance by Kirt C. Butler Fourth Edition (2008) John Wiley & Sons PART I Overview and Background * Chapter 1 An Introduction to Multinational Finance * Answers to Conceptual Questions * 1.1 List the MNC’s key stakeholders. How does
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FOURTH EDITION s STUDENT SOLUTIONS MANUAL Thomas E. Copeland J. Fred Weston Kuldeep Shastri Managing Director of Corporate Finance Monitor Group‚ Cambridge‚ Massachusetts Professor of Finance Recalled‚ The Anderson School University of California at Los Angeles Roger S. Ahlbrandt‚ Sr. Endowed Chair in Finance and Professor of Business Administration Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business University of Pittsburgh Reproduced by Pearson Addison-Wesley from electronic files supplied by
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even freely say anything whether its an opinion or not most especially if its related to the government. If you say anything that is unfavorable to the government‚ you will be forced to be detained. Moreover‚ she also remembered the comedian named Ariel Ureta‚ who reportedly made a harmless joke on his noon time show which Marcos or the government didn’t find funny‚ and was reported to be punished. In the Martial Law period‚ many people were arrested even though they have not sinned greatly and a
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