level (the policy should take place if the output is above or below the full-employed level) Question 6: If a Government initially has a balanced budget but then cut taxes‚ it is running a deficit that it must somehow finance. Suppose people think the government will finance its deficit by printing the extra money it now needs to cover its expenditures. Would you still expect the tax cut to cause a currency appreciation? Initial time: Government has balanced budget and then cut taxes increase
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Chapter 5 Currency Derivatives 1. Kalons‚ Inc. is a U.S.-based MNC that frequently imports raw materials from Canada. Kalons is typically invoiced for these goods in Canadian dollars and is concerned that the Canadian dollar will appreciate in the near future. Which of the following is not an appropriate hedging technique under these circumstances? A) purchase Canadian dollars forward. B) purchase Canadian dollar futures contracts. C) purchase Canadian dollar put options
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Problem Set 2 International Finance Shrikhande Fall 2006 SUGGESTED SOLUTIONS TO CHAPTER 4 PROBLEMS 1. From base price levels of 100 in 1987‚ West German and U.S. price levels in 1988 stood at 102 and 106‚ respectively. If the 1987 $/DM exchange rate was $0.54‚ what should the exchange rate be in 1988? In fact‚ the exchange rate in 1988 was DM 1 = $0.56. What might account for the discrepancy? (Price levels were measured using the consumer price index.) Answer. If e1981 is the dollar
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welfare when the: a. Trade diversion effect exceeds the trade creation effect b. Trade production effect exceeds the trade consumption effect c. Trade consumption effect exceeds the trade production effect d. Trade creation effect exceeds the trade diversion effect 5. Which economic integration scheme is solely intended to abolish trade restrictions among member countries‚ while setting up common tariffs against nonmembers? a. Economic union b. Common market c. Free trade area d. Customs union
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International Trade Homework #2 (Chapter 5) Plus the Articles from the online Packet Article: “End of Bumpy Road” 1. Based on what we have read in Ch 5‚ discuss the effects of Korea’s agricultural policies on trade. 2. The very last sentence mentions “real market prices”. What is meant by this? 3. How much impact do Korean agricultural policies have on the prices in question 2? Explain. Chapter 5 1. Assume that Norway and Sweden trade with each other‚ with Norway exporting fish to
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3209AFE INTERNATIONAL FINANCE Tutorial 4 Questions Chapter 10 2. Assessing Transaction Exposure. (Page 331) Your employer‚ a large MNC‚ has asked you to assess its transaction exposure. Its projected cash flows are as follows for the next year: | | | |Current Exchange Rate in U.S. | |Currency |Total Inflow |Total Outflow |Dollars |
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dollar could enlarge the U.S. balance of trade deficit. Explain why a weaker dollar could affect the U.S. balance of trade deficit. A. A stronger dollar makes U.S. goods less attractive to foreign importers due to expensive price to purchase and it may reduce U.S. exports. The other way‚ U.S. imports will be more attractive to U.S. exporters due to cheap price to purchase foreign goods and may increase U.S. imports. And this trade imbalance will result trade deficit. And a weaker home currency increases
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SIBM Bangalore – MBA EE – Semester IV International Finance Take-Home Assignment - 1 – 01.05.2013 You may use the issues discussed in the case of ‘Lufthansa – to hedge or not to hedge” to submit this assignment. 1. Assume that Lufthansa placed an order to Boeing to buy 10 jets of Boeing 787-9 model on 1st December 2012. The transaction is invoiced in Euros using the spot USD-EUR exchange rate prevailing on 1st December. 2. The payment terms: Lufthansa has to make the payment in USD to Boeing
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Modern non-tariff measures 1. Import deposit schemes: this requires importers to deposit a certain amount with the central bank of the country. This makes importing more time consuming and more expensive and reduces the liquidity of the importing firm. 2. Voluntary Export Restrain (VER): it is an agreement between two countries where the government of exporting country agrees voluntary to restrict the volume of its exports of a certain good. Ex. Japan’s VER with USA in the export of motor
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ECO/372 Week 3 Knowledge Check – Quiz Quiz Questions with 100% Correct Answers: 1. If you expect interest rates to rise‚ you will want to be holding 2. The interest rate is the price paid for the use of a 3. Which of the following do policy makers tend to target when setting monetary policy? 4. If the Federal Reserve reduced its reserve requirement from 6.5 percent to 5 percent‚ this policy would most likely 5. If banks hold excess reserves whereas before they did not‚ the money multiplier 6. The
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