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(6 Consider a New York based MNC with t conducting business in three foreign cur

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Question

(6 Consider a New York based MNC with t conducting business in three foreign curren ree overseas subsidiaries a inflow of S50 million in currency X, Y This firm expects to receive X and S20 million in currency Y. It z, and net of s30 million in currency in has been outflows movements observed from historical data that currencies dollar Yare positively correlated and both negatively correlated with Z. If the is expected to appreciate are determine the against Y, by 5%, (a) degree of transaction exposure for this company. (b) Assuming all currencies are will this alter the amount of exposure for this firm? (c) How will the extent of transaction transaction all exposure change (if any) given that transactions involve net outflows in all currencies?

Explanation / Answer

Net inflows: 50 million

outflows: 30 + 20 = $50 million

Total profit: inflows-outflows = 0

if x and y appreciated by 5%

Degree of exposure: +0.05