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If revenues and costs are equally sensitive to exchange rate movements, MNCs may reduce their economic exposure by restructuring their operations to shift the sources of costs or revenues to other locations so that:

What is the name of Co(NO3)3?

If a U.S. firm’s cost of goods sold exposure is much greater than its sales exposure in Switzerland, there is a ____ overall impact of the Swiss franc’s appreciation against the dollar on ____.

What is the ΔH for Reaction 3, given the following: Reaction 1 CH4(g) + H2O(g) → CH3OH(g) + H2(g) ΔH = 115.97 kJ Reaction 2 2HCOOH(g) + 2H2(g) → 2CH3OH(g) + 2H2O ΔH = -127.82 kJ Reaction 3 CH4(g) + H2O(g) → HCOOH(g) + H2(g) ΔH = ?  

Firms with more in foreign revenues than in foreign costs will be favorably affected by a stronger foreign currency.

Find the average atomic mass of a sample of potassium that is 28.244% potassium-39 (39.31152 amu) and 71.756% potassium-41 (41.32884 amu).

Lampon Co. is a U.S. firm that has a subsidiary in Hong Kong that produces light fixtures and sells them to Japan, denominated in Japanese yen. Its subsidiary pays all of its expenses, including the cost of goods sold, in U.S. dollars. The Hong Kong dollar is pegged to the U.S. dollar. If the Japanese yen depreciates against the U.S. dollar, the Hong Kong subsidiary’s revenue will ____, and its expenses will ____.

You are the treasurer of Montana Corporation and must decide how to hedge (if at all) future payables of 1,000,000 Japanese yen 90 days from now. Call options are available with a premium of $.01 per unit and an exercise price of $.01033 per Japanese yen. The forecasted spot rate of the Japanese yen in 90 days is:  Future Spot Rate Probability $.01035 20% $.01032 20% $.01030 30% $.01029 30%  The 90-day forward rate of the Japanese yen is $.01033.  What is the probability that the call option will be exercised (assuming Montana purchased it)?

If you dissolve 22.30 g of Na2CO3(s) (molar mass = 105.99 g/mol) in enough water to give a 500.0 mL solution, what is the molarity?

Whitewater Co. is a U.S. company with sales to Canada amounting to C$8 million. Its cost of materials attributable to the purchase of Canadian goods is C$6 million. Its interest expense on Canadian loans is C$4 million. Given these exact figures above, the dollar value of Whitewater’s “earnings before interest and taxes” would ____ if the Canadian dollar appreciates; the dollar value of Whitewater’s cash flows would ____ if the Canadian dollar appreciates.