1. When performing capital budgeting analysis on international projects, managers
- find it more difficult to estimate the incremental cash flows for foreign projects
- have to deal with foreign exchange rate risk on international capital investments.
- must incorporate a country risk premium when evaluating foreign business activities.
- All of the above.
2. A European quote is the same as
- an American quote.
- an indirect quote.
- a direct quote.
- a cross quote.
3. Which one of the following statements about Eurobonds is NOT true?
- Multinational firms can use Eurobonds to finance international or domestic projects.
- Eurobonds are bearer bonds and do not have to be registered.
- Eurobonds are bonds that have to be registered.
- Eurobonds also pay interest annually.
4. Long-term debt sold by a foreign firm to investors in a foreign country and denominated in that country's currency is called a
- Eurobond.
- municipal bond.
- foreign bond.
- currency bond.
5. The major participants in the foreign exchange markets are
- multinational commercial banks, large investment banking firms, and domestic firms.
- multinational commercial banks, local banks and domestic firms.
- multinational commercial banks, large investment banking firms, and small currency boutiques that specialize in foreign exchange transactions.
- None of the above
6. The ways that a foreign government can adversely affect the risk of a foreign project include allEXCEPT:
- Change tax laws in a way that adversely impacts the firm.
- Impose laws related to labor, wages, and prices that are more restrictive than those applicable for domestic firms.
- Remove tariffs and quotas on any imports.
- Disallow any remittance of funds from the subsidiary to the parent firm for either a limited period of time or the duration of the project.
7. Hedging:Tamcon Industries has purchased equipment from a Brazilian firm for a total cost of 1,272,500 Brazilian reals (BR). The firm has to pay in 30 days. Citicorp has given the firm a 30-day forward quote of $0.6123/real. Assume that on the day the payment is due, the spot rate is at $0.6317/BR. How much would Tamcon save by hedging with a forward contract? Round to the nearest dollar.
- $24,687
- $803,838
- $779,152
- $31,278
8. Spot rate: Given that the spot rate is ¥106.74/$ and the 180-day forward quote is ¥100.37/$, we can say that
- the U.S. dollar is at a forward premium against the yen.
- the yen is at a forward premium against the U.S. dollar.
- the yen is at a forward discount against the U.S. dollar.
- the dollar is at neither a premium nor a discount against the yen.
9. Hedging: Palermo Corp. sold equipment to a French firm. Payment of €4,275,000 will be due in 90 days. Palermo has the option of selling the euros at a 90-day forward rate of $1.5922/€. If it waits 90 days to sell the euros, the expected spot rate is $1.5645/€. How much dollar revenue will Palermo lose by not selling forward the euros? Round to the nearest dollar.
- $124,687
- $118,418
- $159,023
- $131,278
10. Which of the following economic benefits do the foreign exchange markets provide?
- A mechanism to transfer purchasing power via exports and imports.
- A mechanism for hedging the risk associated with currency fluctuations.
- A channel for businesses to acquire credit for international transactions.
- All of these.
11. If the foreign exchange rate is the price in dollars for a foreign currency, then the exchange rate quote is called:
- a European quote
- an indirect quote
- a direct quote
- a cross quote
12. Bartman Corporation observes that the Swiss franc (SF) is being quoted at $0.6164/SF, while the Swedish krona (SK) is quoted at $0.1981/SK. What is the SK/SF cross rate?
- SK3.1116/SF
- SK0.3214/SF
- SK2.1467/SF
- SK0.4183/SF
13. Given that the spot rate is $1.5276/€ and the 90-day forward quote is $1.5174/€, we can say that:
- the dollar is at neither a premium nor a discount against the euro
- the U.S. dollar is at a forward discount against the euro
- the euro is at a forward premium against the U.S. dollar
- the U.S. dollar is at a forward premium against the euro
13. All of the following represent differences between Eurobonds and domestic US bonds except that
- many Eurobonds are sold without credit ratings.
- Eurobonds pay coupon interest annually.
- Eurobonds are issued as bearer bonds and do not have to be registered.
- investors in Eurobonds regularly pay taxes on the interest they receive.
14. All other things remaining constant, if the US$/£ exchange rate changes from $1.65/£ to $1.45/£ , which of the following will occur?
- Demand for British goods will decrease.
- None of these.
- Demand for British goods will increase.
- British demand for US goods will decrease.
15. Which of the following statements regarding the forward rate is false?
- The forward rate is what one party agrees to pay for money in the future.
- The forward rate is established on the day that the agreement is made and defines the exchange rate that will be used in the future.
- Forward rates are important because business transactions may extend over long periods.
- The forward rate quoted on a particular date is very often equal to the spot rate on the same day.
16. All of the following represent differences between Eurobonds and domestic US bonds except that
- Eurobonds pay coupon interest annually.
- investors in Eurobonds regularly pay taxes on the interest they receive.
- Eurobonds are issued as bearer bonds and do not have to be registered.
- many Eurobonds are sold without credit ratings.