Questions from Financial Management


Q: Assume that Suffolk Co. negotiated a forward contract to purchase 200

Assume that Suffolk Co. negotiated a forward contract to purchase 200,000 British pounds in 90 days. The 90-day forward rate was $1.40 per British pound. The pounds to be purchased were to be used to...

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Q: Colorado, Inc., is a U.S.-based MNC

Colorado, Inc., is a U.S.-based MNC that obtains 10 percent of its supplies from European manufacturers. Sixty percent of its revenues are due to exports to Europe, where its products are invoiced in...

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Q: Nelson Co. is a U.S. firm with annual

Nelson Co. is a U.S. firm with annual export sales to Singapore of about S$800 million. Its main competitor is Mez Co., also based in the United States, with a subsidiary in Singapore that generates a...

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Q: St. Paul Co. does business in the United States and

St. Paul Co. does business in the United States and New Zealand. In attempting to assess its economic exposure, it compiled the following information. St. Paul’s U.S. sales are some...

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Q: Alaska, Inc., plans to create and finance a subsidiary in

Alaska, Inc., plans to create and finance a subsidiary in Mexico that produces computer components at a low cost and exports them to other countries. It has no other international business. The subsid...

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Q: Clearlake, Inc., produces its products in its factory in Texas

Clearlake, Inc., produces its products in its factory in Texas and exports most of the products to Mexico each month. The exports are denominated in pesos. Clearlake recognizes that hedging on a month...

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Q: Laguna Co. (a U.S. firm) will

Laguna Co. (a U.S. firm) will be receiving 4 million British pounds in one year. It will need to make a payment of 3 million Polish zloty in one year. It has no other exchange rate risk at this time....

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Q: Lola Co. (a U.S. firm) expects

Lola Co. (a U.S. firm) expects to receive 10 million euros in one year. It does not plan to hedge this transaction with a forward contract or other hedging techniques. This transaction is its only int...

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Q: Nashville Co. presently incurs costs of approximately 12 million Australian dollars

Nashville Co. presently incurs costs of approximately 12 million Australian dollars (A$) per year for research and development expenses in Australia. It sells the products that are designed each year,...

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Q: Because the Sports Exports Company (a U.S. firm

Because the Sports Exports Company (a U.S. firm) receives payments in British pounds every month and converts those pounds into dollars, it needs to closely monitor the value of the British pound in t...

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