Multinational Financial Management: An Overview * Identify the management goal and organizational structure of the Multinational Corporation (MNC). * Describe the key theories that justify international business * Explain the common methods used to conduct international business * Provide a model for valuing the MNC The International Financial Environment Managing the MNC 1. Managers are expected to make decisions that will maximize the stock price *
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CHAPTER 17 MULTINATIONAL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT (Difficulty Levels: Easy‚ Easy/Medium‚ Medium‚ Medium/Hard‚ and Hard) Please see the preface for information on the AACSB letter indicators (F‚ M‚ etc.) on the subject lines. Multiple Choice: True/False (17-2) Multinational fin. mgmt. F T Answer: a EASY [i]. Multinational financial management requires that financial analysts consider the effects of changing currency values. a. True b. False (17-2) Multinational
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Multinational Financial Management – Corporate Finance CEMS Elvira Sojli RSM Erasmus University Department of Finance esojli@rsm.nl Almost tautologically‚ international finance selects from the broad field of finance those issues that have to do with the existence of many distinct countries. The fact that firms operate in countries which operate as separate entities severely complicates a CFO’s life. Some‚ but by no means all‚ of the issues that arise due to multinational operations are:
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MULTINATIONAL MANAGEMENT: MGMT 625 West Chester Off Site MBA SUMMER 2010 Instructor: Paul Bergé Office Hours: by appointment. E-mail address: bergep@xavier.edu; or pberge@gmail.com Phone: 871 6657‚ Fax: 672 9679 Required Text: Fred Luthans‚ Jonathan P. Doh. 2009. International Management: Culture‚ Strategy‚ and Behavior. Seventh Edition. Irwin McGraw-Hill Publishers. Cases and articles from the popular business press
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Fundamentals of Multinational Finance‚ 5e (Moffett et al.) Chapter 16 Foreign Direct Investment and Political Risk Multiple Choice and True/False Questions 16.1 Sustaining and Transferring Competitive Advantage 1) An example of economies of scale in financing includes A) being able to access the Euroequity‚ Eurobond‚ and Eurocurrency markets. B) being able to ship product in shiploads or carloads. C) being able to use large-scale plant and equipment. D) all of the above. Answer: A Diff: 1
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Chapter 16 Extra Problem Prepare the necessary entries from 1/1/14-2/1/16 for the following events using the fair value method. If no entry is needed‚ write "No Entry Necessary." 1. On 1/1/14‚ the stockholders adopted a stock option plan for top executives whereby each might receive rights to purchase up to 18‚000 shares of common stock at $40 per share. The par value is $10 per share. 2. On 2/1/14‚ options were granted to each of five executives to purchase 18‚000 shares. The options were non-transferable
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INSTRUCTORS MANUAL: MULTINATIONAL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT‚ 9TH ED. SUGGESTED ANSWERS TO CHAPTER 1 QUESTIONS 1.a. What are the various categories of multinational firms? ANSWER. Raw materials seekers‚ market seekers‚ and cost minimizers. b. What is the motivation for international expansion of firms within each category? ANSWER. The raw materials seekers go abroad to exploit the raw materials that can be found there. It just happens that nature didn’t place all natural resources domestically. Market
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CHAPTER 1 Introduction EASY (definitional) 1.1 Historically‚ the primary motive for U.S. multinationals to produce abroad has been to a) lower costs b) respond more quickly to the marketplace c) avoid trade barriers d) gain tax benefits Ans: b Section: Evolution of Multinational Level: Easy 1.2 The primary objective of the multinational corporation is to a.) maximize shareholder wealth b) maximize world production c) minimize debt d) minimize the cost of doing business globally
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Rational decision making-making decisions based on factual information and logical reasoning Marginal benefits/costs-additional benefits received when one more unit of a product is produced Specialization-the development of skills in a specific kind of work Voluntary exchange-the act of buyers and sellers freely and willingly engaging in market transactions Non-fraudulent exchange-the act of doing something on your own without someone forcing you to do it. exchanging goods‚ services‚ resources
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CHAPTER 10 ANSWERS TO REVIEW QUESTIONS 9-1 Once the relevant cash flows have been developed‚ they must be analyzed to determine whether the projects are acceptable or to rank the projects in terms of acceptability in meeting the firm ’s goal. 9-2 The payback period is the exact amount of time required to recover the firm ’s initial investment in a project. In the case of a mixed stream‚ the cash inflows are added until their sum equals the initial investment in the project. In the case of
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