International Business Quiz 10

A(n) _____ refers to the simultaneous purchase and sale of a given amount of foreign exchange for two different value dates.

currency swap

The extent to which a firm's future international earning power is affected by changes in exchange rates is known as

economic exposure

Assume that the exchange rate between the euro and the dollar is €1.00 = $1.50. An American tourist in Germany is buying a product whose price is €80. How much in U.S. dollars would the tourist have to pay to buy the product?

$120

________ occurs when two parties agree to exchange currency and execute the deal at some specific date in the future.

a forward exchange

Rae feels it is best for her company to pay their foreign supplier in Panama this month even though they will receive product for another six months. She recently learned that the currency in Panama is expected to appreciate and, by paying the supplier now, her company will save money. This is an example of

a lead strategy

Assume the euro/dollar exchange rate quoted in Tokyo at 6 a.m. is €1 = $1.00. If the New York euro/dollar exchange rate at the same time (5 p.m. New York time) is €1 = $1.35, a dealer could make a profit through

arbitrage

Kendall Wood Products Corp. purchased securities on the London Stock Exchange and then immediately resold them on the New York Stock Exchange at a higher price. The profits from this transaction were used to buy new machinery for the mill. This company engaged in

arbitrage

A currency is considered freely convertible when

both residents and nonresidents are allowed to purchase a limited amount of a foreign currency with it.

Assume that the interest rate on borrowings in Argentina is 3 percent, but the interest rate on deposits in British banks is 9 percent. A trader borrows 1 million Argentine pesos, then converts the money into British pounds and deposits it in a British bank. What is the trader involved in?

carry trade

An American company sold heavy building materials to the government of Taiwan. Instead of receiving U.S. dollars, the company agreed to take payment in the form of Taiwanese goods. This is an example of

countertrade

Jacob is the chief financial officer for RinseAll Detergent products. His company is interested in investing in a facility in Indonesia, but he is worried about unpredictable fluctuations in future exchange rates, which could cost his company millions of dollars. One way to ensure against this exchange risk is for Jacob to use

hedging

Translation exposure refers to the

impact of currency exchange rate changes on the reported financial statements of a company.

A(n) _____ market is one in which prices do not reflect all available information.

inefficient

According to the _____, for any two countries, the spot exchange rate should change in an equal amount but in the opposite direction to the difference in nominal interest rates between the two countries.

international fisher effect

TransWare Inc., based in Atlanta, has a plant in Russia that builds road equipment. Each year this plant has been profitable, but TransWare Inc. is not able to convert the profits into U.S. dollars and take them out of the country. What type of convertibility does this represent?

nonconvertible

In terms of the approaches to exchange rate forecasting, _____ is based on the premise that there are analyzable market trends and waves and that previous trends and waves can be used to predict future trends and waves.

technical analysis

The rate at which a foreign exchange dealer converts one currency into another currency on a particular day is the

spot exchange rate

Carlos is the manager of an American company. He expects the value of the British pound to appreciate in the near future and so delays the collection of payments from British customers until the next month. Which tactic is Carlos using to minimize the foreign exchange exposure?

lag strategy

Assume that the exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and the Japanese yen is $1 = ¥150. A book that retails for $10 in New York should sell for ¥1,500 in Tokyo, if there are no trade barriers and transportation costs, according to the

law of one price

The movement of traders like a herd, all in the same direction and at the same time, in response to each other's perceived actions, is called

the bandwagon effect