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    To manage exchange rate risk activity‚ Tiffany’s objectives should be to minimize foreign exchange rate risk and lower counterparty risks. We want to minimize these risks because Tiffany & Co. is selling goods that are denominated in US dollars‚ but sold for yen in the Japanese market. The objective of this program is to prevent the depreciation of the yen against the US dollar by hedging the currency. The expected Japanese sales of Tiffany & Co. should be actively managed by purchasing hedging contracts

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    Case: Tiffany & Co- 1993 (HBS 298-014) Assignment Questions 1. In what way(s) is Tiffany exposed to exchange-rate risk subsequent to its new distribution agreement with Mitsukoshi? How serious are these risks? Answer: About 15% of (1992) sales of $492mln or ~ $75mln will now be earned in Yen‚ but will have to be reported in $. At a Net Income (1992) of $25mln‚ the risks caused by this exposure are significant. Data from exhibit 6 shows that in a 6-month period (Apr-Sep) exchange

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    questions: Tiffany & Co. --- 1993 Write-up Due: March 7‚ 2013 in class Your write-up should be eight to ten pages (double-spaced). If you provide information outside the case or the textbook‚ use a footnote to indicate the source. You can use pictures‚ but no more than four‚ and each figure should be no more than half a page in size. 1. Executive Summary. Briefly describe the history and business of Tiffany’s Co. What type of decision did the company have to make in 1993? Why was the decision

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    Q) Why firms should manage Financial Risks? INTRODUCTION: The etymology of the word “RISK” can be traced to the Latin word “RESCUM” meaning danger at sea or that which cuts. Managing business in a highly volatile environment is like navigating a ship on stormy seas. The modern business is confronted with many risk‚ some of which are basic eg.‚ loss of property due to natural calamities‚ civil unrests etc.‚ and some are strategic risks. Strategic risks may manifest themselves in several

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    loans. Why is this so? Most lenders sell the mortgage loan to one of the few federal agencies in the secondary mortgage market. The agencies have very precise guidelines that have to be followed before they accept the loan. Web Exercise 1: $260.000 Chapter 15 Quantitative problem 12: The current exchange rate between the Japanese yen and the U.S. dollar is 120 yen per dollar. If the dollar is expected to depreciate by 10% relative o the yen‚ what

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    billion yen. Toyota is exposed to the fluctuation in foreign currency exchange as it operates mainly in America‚ Continental Europe and Britain. It is therefore affected by the fluctuation in the value of the US dollar‚ the Euro and to a lesser extent the British pound. Toyota ’s consolidated financial statements‚ which are presented in the Japanese yen‚ are affected by the foreign exchange fluctuation‚ as all the amounts in the various countries ’ currencies have to be translated into yen. Toyota

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    most recent PPP exchange rates for the pound‚ yen and euro with their nominal exchanges rates. What differences do you observe? What accounts for those differences? PPP exchange rates are the converted currency rates that equalize the purchasing power of different currencies for a given basket of goods by eliminating the differences in price levels between countries. The following is the comparison of the PPP exchange rates for pound‚ yen and euro between their nominal exchange rates in 2009‚ shows

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    bid price for Canadian dollars is $.7938 and its ask price is $.81.  What is the bid/ask percentage spread? 2. Of what use is a forward contract to an MNC? 3. If a euro is worth $.80‚ what is the value of a dollar in euros? 4. What is the function of the Eurocurrency market? 5. Why do interest rates vary among countries? Why are interest rates similar for those European countries that use the euro as their currency? Small Business Dilemma Use of the Foreign Exchange Markets by the Sports Exports

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    Foreign exchange rate risk Foreign exchange rate risk is the potential impact of adverse currency rate movements on earnings and economic value. This involves settlement risk which arises when a banking institution incurs financial loss due to foreign exchange positions taken in both the trading and banking books. Foreign exchange positions and subsequent risk arise from the following activities: ● trading in foreign currencies through spot‚ forward and option transactions as a market

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    Sony - Unless the Yen Keeps Rising" - Given instability in the currency markets‚ why do you think it is important for Sony to manufacture more products in the United States and Europe and to also buy more from suppliers in other countries in Asia? It is important for Sony to manufacture more products in the United States and Europe as a way to sell more and improve profit margins. The most straightforward way to manage exchange rate fluctuations and minimize the risk from these fluctuations

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