Download as docx, pdf, or txt
Download as docx, pdf, or txt
You are on page 1of 23

Chapter 20: Short-Term Financing

1. MNCs may be able to lock in a lower cost by financing in a low-interest rate foreign currency if they have:
a. future cash inflows in that foreign currency.
b. future cash outflows in that foreign currency.
c. offsetting future cash inflows and outflows in that foreign currency.
d. no other cash flows in that foreign currency.
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INFM.MADU.15.20.02
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG.INFM.MADU.15.03
STATE STANDARDS: United States - OH - DISC.INFM.MADU.15.02
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Comprehension
DATE CREATED: 10/6/2016 5:48 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 10/6/2016 5:50 AM

2. Assume that the Swiss franc has an annual interest rate of 8 percent and is expected to depreciate by 6 percent against
the dollar. From a U.S. perspective, the effective financing rate from borrowing francs is:
a. 8 percent.
b. 14.48 percent.
c. 2 percent.
d. 1.52 percent.
ANSWER: d
RATIONALE: (1 + 8%)[1 + (-6%)] - 1 = 1.52%.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INFM.MADU.15.20.03
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG.INFM.MADU.15.03
STATE STANDARDS: United States - OH - DISC.INFM.MADU.15.02
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Application
DATE CREATED: 10/6/2016 5:51 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 10/20/2016 3:03 AM

3. Assume that the U.S. interest rate is 11 percent while the interest rate on the euro is 7 percent. If a U.S. firm borrows
euros, the euro would have to ____ against the dollar by ____ in order to have the same effective financing rate as
borrowing dollars.
a. depreciate; about 3.74 percent
b. appreciate; about 3.74 percent
c. appreciate; about 4.53 percent
d. depreciate; about 4.53 percent
ANSWER: b

Copyright Cengage Learning. Powered by Cognero. Page 1


Chapter 20: Short-Term Financing

RATIONALE: (1.11/1.07) - 1 = 3.74%. The euro to appreciate since borrowing in euros is currently
cheaper.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INFM.MADU.15.20.03
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG.INFM.MADU.15.03
STATE STANDARDS: United States - OH - DISC.INFM.MADU.15.02
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Application
DATE CREATED: 10/6/2016 5:54 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 10/20/2016 3:04 AM

4. When a U.S. firm borrows a foreign currency and has no offsetting position in this currency, it will incur an effective
financing rate that is always above the ____ if the currency ____.
a. foreign currency's interest rate; appreciates
b. foreign currency's interest rate; depreciates
c. domestic interest rate; depreciates
d. domestic interest rate; appreciates
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INFM.MADU.15.20.03
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG.INFM.MADU.15.03
STATE STANDARDS: United States - OH - DISC.INFM.MADU.15.02
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Comprehension
DATE CREATED: 10/6/2016 6:13 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 10/6/2016 6:14 AM

5. A firm without any exposure to foreign exchange rates would likely increase this exposure the most by:
a. borrowing domestically.
b. borrowing a portfolio of foreign currencies that are not highly correlated.
c. borrowing a portfolio of foreign currencies that are highly correlated.
d. borrowing two foreign currencies that are negatively correlated.
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INFM.MADU.15.20.06
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG.INFM.MADU.15.03
STATE STANDARDS: United States - OH - DISC.INFM.MADU.15.02
Copyright Cengage Learning. Powered by Cognero. Page 2
Chapter 20: Short-Term Financing

KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Comprehension


DATE CREATED: 10/6/2016 6:15 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 10/6/2016 6:17 AM

6. If a U.S. firm needs dollars but borrows a foreign currency portfolio, the uncertainty of the portfolio's effective
financing rate will be highest if the correlations between currencies in the portfolio are ____ and the individual volatility
of each currency is ____.
a. high; low
b. high; high
c. low; low
d. low; high
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INFM.MADU.15.20.06
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG.INFM.MADU.15.03
STATE STANDARDS: United States - OH - DISC.INFM.MADU.15.02
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Comprehension
DATE CREATED: 10/6/2016 6:17 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 10/6/2016 6:21 AM

7. Assume the annual British interest rate is above the annual U.S. interest rate. Also assume the pound's forward rate of
$1.75 equals the pound's spot rate. Given this information, interest rate parity ____ exist, and the U.S. firm ____ lock in a
lower financing cost by borrowing pounds for one year.
a. does; could
b. does; could not
c. does not; could not
d. does not; could
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INFM.MADU.15.20.04
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG.INFM.MADU.15.03
STATE STANDARDS: United States - OH - DISC.INFM.MADU.15.02
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Comprehension
DATE CREATED: 10/6/2016 6:25 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 10/6/2016 6:27 AM

8. A risk-averse firm would prefer to borrow ____ when the expected financing costs in a foreign country are similar to
the costs in the local country.
a. locally
Copyright Cengage Learning. Powered by Cognero. Page 3
Chapter 20: Short-Term Financing

b. in the foreign country


c. locally AND in the foreign country
d. part of the funds locally, and part from the foreign country
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INFM.MADU.15.20.04
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG.INFM.MADU.15.03
STATE STANDARDS: United States - OH - DISC.INFM.MADU.15.02
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Knowledge
DATE CREATED: 10/6/2016 6:27 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 5/21/2018 3:14 AM

9. A firm forecasts the euro's value as follows for the next year:
Possible
Percentage Change Probability
-2% 10%
3% 50%
6% 40%

The annual interest rate on the euro is 7 percent. The expected value of the effective financing rate from a U.S. firm's
perspective is about:
a. 8.436 percent.
b. 10.959 percent.
c. 11.112 percent.
d. 11.541 percent.
ANSWER: b
RATIONALE: Computation of
Effective Financing Rate Probability Expected Value
(1.07)( .98) - 1 = 4.86% 10% .486%
(1.07)(1.03) - 1 = 10.21% 50% 5.105%
(1.07)(1.06) - 1 = 13.42% 40% 5.368%
10.959%

POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Challenging
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES INFM.MADU.15.20.04
:
NATIONAL STANDARDS United States - BUSPROG.INFM.MADU.15.03
:
STATE STANDARDS: United States - OH - DISC.INFM.MADU.15.02
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Application
Copyright Cengage Learning. Powered by Cognero. Page 4
Chapter 20: Short-Term Financing

DATE CREATED: 10/6/2016 6:30 AM


DATE MODIFIED: 5/21/2018 3:14 AM

10. The effective financing rate of financing in a foreign currency depends on the ______ over the loan period and the
______ over the loan period.
a. interest rate of the domestic currency; percentage change in the value of the foreign currency
b. interest rate of the foreign currency; percentage change in the value of the foreign currency
c. interest rate of the foreign currency; percentage change in inflation
d. interest rate of the domestic currency; percentage change in inflation
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INFM.MADU.15.20.03
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG.INFM.MADU.15.03
STATE STANDARDS: United States - OH - DISC.INFM.MADU.15.02
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Comprehension
DATE CREATED: 10/6/2016 6:32 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 10/6/2016 6:34 AM

11. If interest rate parity does not hold and the forward premium exceeds the interest rate differential, foreign financing
with a simultaneous forward purchase of the currency borrowed will result in an effective financing rate that is:
a. lower than the domestic interest rate.
b. higher than the domestic interest rate.
c. similar to the domestic interest rate.
d. highly variable.
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INFM.MADU.15.20.04
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG.INFM.MADU.15.03
STATE STANDARDS: United States - OH - DISC.INFM.MADU.15.02
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Comprehension
DATE CREATED: 10/6/2016 6:34 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 10/6/2016 6:36 AM

12. If interest rate parity exists and the forward rate is expected to overestimate the future spot rate, then uncovered
foreign financing is expected to result in an effective financing rate that will be:
a. similar to the U.S. financing rate.
b. lower than the U.S. financing rate.
c. higher than the U.S. financing rate.
d. lower than the U.S. interest rate if the forward rate exhibits a discount and higher than the U.S. interest rate if
Copyright Cengage Learning. Powered by Cognero. Page 5
Chapter 20: Short-Term Financing

the forward rate exhibits a premium.


ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INFM.MADU.15.20.04
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG.INFM.MADU.15.03
STATE STANDARDS: United States - OH - DISC.INFM.MADU.15.02
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Comprehension
DATE CREATED: 10/6/2016 6:37 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 10/6/2016 6:39 AM

13. Assume the U.S. one-year interest rate is 8 percent, and the British one-year interest rate is 6 percent. The one-year
forward rate of the pound is $1.97. The spot rate of the pound at the beginning of the year is $1.95. By the end of the year,
the pound's spot rate is $2.05. Based on the information, what is the effective financing rate for a U.S. firm that takes out a
one-year, uncovered British loan?
a. about 12.4 percent
b. about 7.1 percent
c. about 13.5 percent
d. about 10.3 percent
e. about 11.4 percent
ANSWER: a
RATIONALE:

Effective financing rate = (1 + 6%)(1 + 5.1%) - 1 = 11.4%


POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INFM.MADU.15.20.04
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG.INFM.MADU.15.03
STATE STANDARDS: United States - OH - DISC.INFM.MADU.15.02
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Application
DATE CREATED: 10/6/2016 7:15 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 10/20/2016 3:08 AM

14. When an MNC borrows in two foreign currencies with lower interest rates than the U.S. rate, the portfolio will have a
higher effective financing rate than a loan in U.S. dollars if both currencies depreciate simultaneously against the dollar.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
Copyright Cengage Learning. Powered by Cognero. Page 6
Chapter 20: Short-Term Financing

HAS VARIABLES: False


LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INFM.MADU.15.20.06
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG.INFM.MADU.15.03
STATE STANDARDS: United States - OH - DISC.INFM.MADU.15.02
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Comprehension
DATE CREATED: 10/6/2016 7:18 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 10/6/2016 7:21 AM

15. Euronotes are underwritten by:


a. European central banks.
b. commercial banks.
c. the International Monetary Fund.
d. the Federal Reserve System.
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INFM.MADU.15.20.01
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG.INFM.MADU.15.03
STATE STANDARDS: United States - OH - DISC.INFM.MADU.15.02
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Knowledge
DATE CREATED: 10/6/2016 7:21 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 10/6/2016 7:23 AM

16. Assume the U.S. interest rate is 7.5 percent, the New Zealand interest rate is 6.5 percent, the spot rate of the NZ$ is
$.52, and the one-year forward rate of the NZ$ is $.50. At the end of the year, the spot rate is $.48. Based on this
information, what is the effective financing rate for a U.S. firm that takes out a one-year, uncovered NZ$ loan?
a. about -1.7 percent
b. about 0.0 percent
c. about 14.7 percent
d. about 15.4 percent
e. about 8.3 percent
ANSWER: a
RATIONALE:

Effective financing rate = (1 + 6.5%)[1 + (-7.7%)] - 1 = about -1.7%


POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INFM.MADU.15.20.04
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG.INFM.MADU.15.03
STATE STANDARDS: United States - OH - DISC.INFM.MADU.15.02
Copyright Cengage Learning. Powered by Cognero. Page 7
Chapter 20: Short-Term Financing

KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Application


DATE CREATED: 10/6/2016 7:23 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 10/20/2016 3:09 AM

17. Assume that interest rates of most industrialized countries are similar to the U.S. interest rate. In the last few months,
the currencies of all industrialized countries weakened substantially against the U.S. dollar. If non-U.S. firms based in
these foreign countries financed with U.S. dollars during this period (even when they had no receivables in dollars), their
effective financing rate would have been:
a. negative
b. zero
c. positive, but lower than the interest rate of their respective countries
d. higher than the interest rate of their respective countries
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INFM.MADU.15.20.03
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG.INFM.MADU.15.03
STATE STANDARDS: United States - OH - DISC.INFM.MADU.15.02
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Comprehension
DATE CREATED: 10/6/2016 7:26 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 5/21/2018 3:15 AM

18. Which of the following is NOT a source of external short-term financing for MNCs?
a. Eurobonds
b. Euro-commercial paper
c. Euronotes
d. ADRs
e. Eurobands AND ADRs
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INFM.MADU.15.20.01
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG.INFM.MADU.15.03
STATE STANDARDS: United States - OH - DISC.INFM.MADU.15.02
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Knowledge
DATE CREATED: 10/6/2016 7:28 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 5/21/2018 3:16 AM

19. Assume Jelly Corporation, a U.S.-based MNC, obtains a one-year loan of 1,500,000 Malaysian ringgit (MYR) at a
nominal interest rate of 7 percent. At the time the loan is extended, the spot rate of the ringgit is $.25. If the spot rate of
the ringgit in one year is $.28, the dollar amount initially obtained from the loan is $____, and the MNC needs $____ to
Copyright Cengage Learning. Powered by Cognero. Page 8
Chapter 20: Short-Term Financing
repay the loan.
a. 375,000; 449,400
b. 449,400; 375,000
c. 6,000,000; 5,357,143
d. 5,357,143; 6,000,000
ANSWER: a
RATIONALE: MYR1,500,000 ´ $.25 = $375,000
(MYR1,500,000 ´ 1.07) ´ $.28 = $449,400
FEEDBACK: a. SOLUTION: MYR1,500,000  $.25 = $375,000 (MYR1,500,000  1.07)  $.28 =
$449,400
b.
c.
d.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVE INFM.MADU.15.20.03
S:
NATIONAL STANDARD United States - BUSPROG.INFM.MADU.15.03
S:
STATE STANDARDS: United States - OH - DISC.INFM.MADU.15.02
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Application
DATE CREATED: 10/6/2016 7:32 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 10/13/2016 5:45 AM

20. Morton Company obtains a one-year loan of 2,000,000 Japanese yen at an interest rate of 6 percent. At the time the
loan is extended, the spot rate of the yen is $.005. If the spot rate of the yen at maturity of the loan is $.0035, what is the
effective financing rate of borrowing yen?
a. 37.8 percent
b. 51.43 percent
c. -25.8 percent
d. -6 percent
e. None of these are correct.
ANSWER: c
RATIONALE: Depreciation of the yen: $.0035/$.005 - 1 = -30%
Effective financing rate: (1.06) ´ [1 + (-30%)] - 1 = -25.80%.

POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INFM.MADU.15.20.03
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG.INFM.MADU.15.03
STATE STANDARDS: United States - OH - DISC.INFM.MADU.15.02
Copyright Cengage Learning. Powered by Cognero. Page 9
Chapter 20: Short-Term Financing

KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Application


DATE CREATED: 10/6/2016 7:35 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 5/21/2018 3:17 AM

21. The interest rates on Euronotes are based on:


a. the prime lending rate.
b. the euro’s spot rate.
c. the federal funds rate.
d. LIBOR.
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INFM.MADU.15.20.01
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG.INFM.MADU.15.03
STATE STANDARDS: United States - OH - DISC.INFM.MADU.15.02
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Knowledge
DATE CREATED: 10/6/2016 7:38 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 10/6/2016 7:40 AM

Exhibit 20-1
Assume a U.S.-based MNC is borrowing Romanian leu at an interest rate of 8 percent for one year. Also assume that the
spot rate of the leu is $.00012 and the one-year forward rate of the leu is $.00010. The expected spot rate of the leu one-
year from now is $.00011.

22. Refer to Exhibit 20-1. What is the effective financing rate for the MNC assuming that it borrows leu on a covered
basis?
a. 10 percent
b. -10 percent
c. -1 percent
d. 1 percent
e. None of these are correct.
ANSWER: b
RATIONALE: Forward discount: .00010/.00012 - 1 = -16.67%
Effective financing rate: (1.08) ´ [1 + (-16.67%)] -1 = -10.00%.

POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
PREFACE NAME: Exhibit 20-1
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INFM.MADU.15.20.04
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG.INFM.MADU.15.03

Copyright Cengage Learning. Powered by Cognero. Page 10


Chapter 20: Short-Term Financing

STATE STANDARDS: United States - OH - DISC.INFM.MADU.15.02


KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Application
DATE CREATED: 10/6/2016 7:41 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 5/21/2018 3:22 AM

Exhibit 20-1
Assume a U.S.-based MNC is borrowing Romanian leu at an interest rate of 8 percent for one year. Also assume that the
spot rate of the leu is $.00012 and the one-year forward rate of the leu is $.00010. The expected spot rate of the leu one-
year from now is $.00011.

23. Refer to Exhibit 20-1. What is the effective financing rate for the MNC assuming it borrows leu on an uncovered
basis?
a. about 10 percent
b. about -10 percent
c. about -1 percent
d. about -2 percent
e. None of these are correct.
ANSWER: d
RATIONALE: Depreciation of leu: .00010/.00011 - 1 = -9.09%
Effective financing rate: (1.08) ´ [1 + (-9.09%)] - 1 = -1.82%.

POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
PREFACE NAME: Exhibit 20-1
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INFM.MADU.15.20.04
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG.INFM.MADU.15.03
STATE STANDARDS: United States - OH - DISC.INFM.MADU.15.02
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Application
DATE CREATED: 10/6/2016 8:01 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 5/21/2018 3:23 AM

24. Assume that interest rate parity holds between the United States and Japan. The U.S. one-year interest rate is 7
percent, and Japan’s one-year interest rate is 6 percent. What is the approximate effective financing rate of a one-year loan
denominated in Japanese yen assuming that the MNC covered its exposure by purchasing yen one year forward?
a. 6 Percent
b. 7 Percent
c. 1 Percent
d. cannot answer without more information
ANSWER: b
RATIONALE: When interest rate parity holds, the foreign financing cost (when covering with a forward hedge) is
approximately equal to the domestic financing cost.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
Copyright Cengage Learning. Powered by Cognero. Page 11
Chapter 20: Short-Term Financing

QUESTION TYPE Multiple Choice


:
HAS VARIABLES: False

LEARNING OBJE INFM.MADU.15.20.04


CTIVES:
NATIONAL STAN United States - BUSPROG.INFM.MADU.15.03
DARDS:
STATE STANDAR United States - OH - DISC.INFM.MADU.15.02
DS:
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Application
DATE CREATED: 10/6/2016 8:04 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 10/20/2016 3:12 AM

25. Maston Corporation has forecasted the value of the Russian ruble as follows for the next year:

Percentage Change Probability of Occurrence


-5% 20%
-3% 50%
1% 30%

If the Russian interest rate is 30 percent, the expected cost of financing a one-year loan in rubles is:
a. 27.14 percent
b. 32.86 percent
c. 26.10 percent
d. None of these are correct.
ANSWER: a
RATIONALE: Computation of
Effective Financing Rate Probability Expected Value
(1.30)( .95) - 1 = 23.50% 20% 4.70%
(1.30)( .97) - 1 = 26.10% 50% 13.05%
(1.30)(1.01) - 1 = 31.30% 30% 9.39%
27.14%

POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES INFM.MADU.15.20.04
:
NATIONAL STANDARDS United States - BUSPROG.INFM.MADU.15.03
:
STATE STANDARDS: United States - OH - DISC.INFM.MADU.15.02
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Application
DATE CREATED: 10/6/2016 8:06 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 5/21/2018 3:24 AM
Copyright Cengage Learning. Powered by Cognero. Page 12
Chapter 20: Short-Term Financing

Exhibit 20-2
Luzar Corporation decides to borrow 50 percent of funds needed in Canadian dollars and the remainder in yen. The U.S.
(domestic) financing rate for a one-year loan is 7 percent. The Canadian one-year interest rate is 6 percent, and the
Japanese one-year interest rate is 10 percent. Luzar has determined the following possible percentage changes in the two
individual currencies as follows:

Currency Percentage Change Probability


Canadian dollar 2.0% 30%
Canadian dollar 4.0% 70%
Japanese yen -3.0% 60%
Japanese yen 1.0% 40%

26. Refer to Exhibit 20-2. What is the expected effective financing rate of the portfolio Luzar is contemplating (assume
the two currencies move independently from one another)?
a. 9.03 percent
b. 7.00 percent
c. 10.00 percent
d. 7.59 percent
e. None of these are correct.
ANSWER: a
RATIONALE: Step 1. Determine the effective financing rate for each currency under each possible
scenario.

Percentage
Currency Change Probability Effective Rate
Canadian dollar 2.0% 30% (1.06)(1.02) - 1 =
8.12%
Canadian dollar 4.0% 70% (1.06)(1.04) - 1 =
10.24%

Japanese yen -3.0% 60% (1.10)( .97) - 1 =


6.70%
Japanese yen 1.0% 40% (1.10)(1.01) - 1 =
11.10%

Step 2. Determine joint probabilities and effective financing rate of portfolio for each
scenario.

Canadian Japanese Joint Portfolio


Dollar Yen Probability Effective Rate
8.12% 6.70% (.3)(.6) = .18 (.5)( 8.12%) + (.5)( 6.70%) =
7.41%
8.12% 11.10% (.3)(.4) = .12 (.5)( 8.12%) + (.5)(11.10%) =
9.61%
10.24% 6.70% (.7)(.6) = .42 (.5)(10.24%) + (.5)( 6.70%) =
8.47%
10.24% 11.10% (.7)(.4) = .28 (.5)(10.24%) + (.5)(11.10%) =
10.67%
1.00

Copyright Cengage Learning. Powered by Cognero. Page 13


Chapter 20: Short-Term Financing

Step 3. Determine effective financing rate of portfolio.

(.18)(7.41%) + (.12)(9.61%) + (.42)(8.47%) + (.28)(10.67%) = 9.03%

POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Challenging
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
PREFACE NAME: Exhibit 20-2
LEARNING OBJECTI INFM.MADU.15.20.06
VES:
NATIONAL STANDAR United States - BUSPROG.INFM.MADU.15.03
DS:
STATE STANDARDS: United States - OH - DISC.INFM.MADU.15.02

KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Application


DATE CREATED: 10/6/2016 8:11 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 5/21/2018 3:27 AM

Exhibit 20-2
Luzar Corporation decides to borrow 50 percent of funds needed in Canadian dollars and the remainder in yen. The U.S.
(domestic) financing rate for a one-year loan is 7 percent. The Canadian one-year interest rate is 6 percent, and the
Japanese one-year interest rate is 10 percent. Luzar has determined the following possible percentage changes in the two
individual currencies as follows:

Currency Percentage Change Probability


Canadian dollar 2.0% 30%
Canadian dollar 4.0% 70%
Japanese yen -3.0% 60%
Japanese yen 1.0% 40%

27. Refer to Exhibit 20-2. What is the probability that the financing rate of the two-currency portfolio is less than the
domestic financing rate?
a. 12 Percent
b. 30 Percent
c. 100 Percent
d. 0 Percent
e. None of these are correct.
ANSWER: d
RATIONALE: Since the domestic financing rate is 7%, the table above shows that there is no possibility that foreign
financing with the portfolio of currencies is cheaper than domestic financing.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
QUESTION TYPEMultiple Choice
Copyright Cengage Learning. Powered by Cognero. Page 14
Chapter 20: Short-Term Financing

:
HAS VARIABLES False
:
PREFACE NAME Exhibit 20-2
:
LEARNING OBJE INFM.MADU.15.20.06
CTIVES:
NATIONAL STAN United States - BUSPROG.INFM.MADU.15.03
DARDS:
STATE STANDA United States - OH - DISC.INFM.MADU.15.02
RDS:
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Application
DATE CREATED: 10/6/2016 8:15 AM

DATE MODIFIED:5/21/2018 3:32 AM

28. If interest rate parity does not hold, and the forward ____ is ____ the interest rate differential, then foreign financing
with a simultaneous hedge of that position in the forward market results in higher financing costs than those of domestic
financing
a. premium; higher than
b. discount; higher than
c. premium; less than
d. premium; higher than AND discount; higher than
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INFM.MADU.15.20.04
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG.INFM.MADU.15.03
STATE STANDARDS: United States - OH - DISC.INFM.MADU.15.02
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Comprehension
DATE CREATED: 10/6/2016 8:18 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 5/21/2018 3:33 AM

29. Assume the U.S. one-year interest rate is 9 percent, while the Chilean one-year interest rate is 13 percent. If the
Chilean peso ____ by ____ percent, a U.S.-based MNC would incur the same financing cost in dollars as in Chilean pesos
over a one-year period.
a. depreciates; 3.54
b. appreciates; 3.54
c. depreciates; 3.67
d. appreciates; 3.67
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
Copyright Cengage Learning. Powered by Cognero. Page 15
Chapter 20: Short-Term Financing

QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice


HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INFM.MADU.15.20.03
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG.INFM.MADU.15.03
STATE STANDARDS: United States - OH - DISC.INFM.MADU.15.02
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Comprehension
DATE CREATED: 10/6/2016 8:20 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 10/6/2016 8:21 AM

30. If interest rate parity exists, financing with a foreign currency may still be feasible, but it would have to be conducted
on an uncovered basis (i.e., without use of a forward hedge).
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INFM.MADU.15.20.04
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG.INFM.MADU.15.03
STATE STANDARDS: United States - OH - DISC.INFM.MADU.15.02
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Comprehension
DATE CREATED: 10/6/2016 8:22 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 10/6/2016 8:23 AM

31. Firms that believe the forward rate is an unbiased predictor of the future spot rate will prefer borrowing the foreign
currency.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INFM.MADU.15.20.04
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG.INFM.MADU.15.03
STATE STANDARDS: United States - OH - DISC.INFM.MADU.15.02
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Comprehension
DATE CREATED: 10/6/2016 8:24 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 10/6/2016 8:25 AM

32. Euronotes are unsecured debt securities whose interest rate is based on the London Interbank Offer Rate (LIBOR)
with typical maturities of one, three, and six months.
a. True
b. False
Copyright Cengage Learning. Powered by Cognero. Page 16
Chapter 20: Short-Term Financing

ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INFM.MADU.15.20.01
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG.INFM.MADU.15.03
STATE STANDARDS: United States - OH - DISC.INFM.MADU.15.02
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Knowledge
DATE CREATED: 10/6/2016 8:25 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 10/6/2016 8:27 AM

33. One reason an MNC may consider foreign financing is that the proceeds could be used to offset a foreign net payables
position.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INFM.MADU.15.20.01
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG.INFM.MADU.15.03
STATE STANDARDS: United States - OH - DISC.INFM.MADU.15.02
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Knowledge
DATE CREATED: 10/6/2016 8:27 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 10/6/2016 8:30 AM

34. A negative effective financing rate implies that the U.S. firm actually paid less to repay the loan than it borrowed.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INFM.MADU.15.20.03
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG.INFM.MADU.15.03
STATE STANDARDS: United States - OH - DISC.INFM.MADU.15.02
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Knowledge
DATE CREATED: 10/6/2016 8:30 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 10/6/2016 8:32 AM

35. If all currencies in a financing portfolio are not correlated with each other, financing with such a portfolio would not
Copyright Cengage Learning. Powered by Cognero. Page 17
Chapter 20: Short-Term Financing
be very different from financing with a single foreign currency.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INFM.MADU.15.20.06
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG.INFM.MADU.15.03
STATE STANDARDS: United States - OH - DISC.INFM.MADU.15.02
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Knowledge
DATE CREATED: 10/7/2016 12:52 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 10/7/2016 12:54 AM

36. The interest rate of Euronotes is based on the T-bill rate.


a. True
b. False
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INFM.MADU.15.20.01
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG.INFM.MADU.15.03
STATE STANDARDS: United States - OH - DISC.INFM.MADU.15.02
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Knowledge
DATE CREATED: 10/7/2016 12:54 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 10/7/2016 12:56 AM

37. Countries with a ____ rate of inflation tend to have a ____ interest rate.
a. high; low
b. low; high
c. high; high
d. high; low AND low; high are correct
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INFM.MADU.15.20.02
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG.INFM.MADU.15.03
STATE STANDARDS: United States - OH - DISC.INFM.MADU.15.02
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Comprehension
Copyright Cengage Learning. Powered by Cognero. Page 18
Chapter 20: Short-Term Financing

DATE CREATED: 10/7/2016 1:09 AM


DATE MODIFIED: 5/21/2018 3:33 AM

38. Kushter Inc. would like to finance in euros. European interest rates are currently 4 percent, and the euro is expected to
depreciate by 2 percent over the next year. What is Kushter's effective financing rate next year?
a. 1.92 percent
b. 2.00 percent
c. 6.08 percent
d. None of these are correct.
ANSWER: a
RATIONALE: (1.04)(.98) - 1 = 1.92%
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INFM.MADU.15.20.03
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG.INFM.MADU.15.03
STATE STANDARDS: United States - OH - DISC.INFM.MADU.15.02
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Application
DATE CREATED: 10/7/2016 1:12 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 5/21/2018 3:52 AM

39. A negative effective financing rate indicates that an MNC:


a. paid only a small amount in interestover and above the amount borrowed.
b. has been negatively affected by a large appreciation of the foreign currency.
c. actually paid fewer dollars to repay the loan than it borrowed.
d. would have been better off borrowing in the United States.
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INFM.MADU.15.20.03
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG.INFM.MADU.15.03
STATE STANDARDS: United States - OH - DISC.INFM.MADU.15.02
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Knowledge
DATE CREATED: 10/7/2016 1:18 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 10/7/2016 1:25 AM

40. If interest rate parity exists, the attempt to finance with a foreign currency while covering the position to avoid
exchange rate risk will result in an effective financing rate that is ____ the domestic interest rate.
a. lower than
b. greater than
c. similar to

Copyright Cengage Learning. Powered by Cognero. Page 19


Chapter 20: Short-Term Financing

d.
None of these are correct.
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INFM.MADU.15.20.04
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG.INFM.MADU.15.03
STATE STANDARDS: United States - OH - DISC.INFM.MADU.15.02
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Comprehension
DATE CREATED: 10/7/2016 1:37 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 5/21/2018 3:52 AM

41. If interest rate parity exists, and the forward rate is an accurate estimator of the future spot rate, the foreign financing
rate will be ____ the home financing rate.
a. lower than
b. greater than
c. similar to
d. None of these are correct.
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INFM.MADU.15.20.04
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG.INFM.MADU.15.03
STATE STANDARDS: United States - OH - DISC.INFM.MADU.15.02
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Comprehension
DATE CREATED: 10/7/2016 1:40 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 5/21/2018 3:53 AM

42. Assume the U.S. financing rate is 10 percent and that the financing rate in Germany is 9 percent. The expected cost of
financing in dollars and financing in euros next year would be the same if the euro is expected to ____.
a. appreciate by 0.92 percent
b. depreciate by 0.92 percent
c. appreciate by 1.00 percent
d. depreciate by 1.00 percent
ANSWER: a
RATIONALE: 1.10/1.09 - 1 = 0.92%
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INFM.MADU.15.20.04
Copyright Cengage Learning. Powered by Cognero. Page 20
Chapter 20: Short-Term Financing

NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG.INFM.MADU.15.03


STATE STANDARDS: United States - OH - DISC.INFM.MADU.15.02
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Application
DATE CREATED: 10/7/2016 1:42 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 10/20/2016 3:16 AM

43. To avoid exchange rate risk when borrowing a foreign currency, an MNC could hedge its position by using interest
rate swaps.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INFM.MADU.15.20.06
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG.INFM.MADU.15.03
STATE STANDARDS: United States - OH - DISC.INFM.MADU.15.02
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Comprehension
DATE CREATED: 10/7/2016 1:47 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 10/7/2016 1:49 AM

44. When a U.S. firm borrows a foreign currency that is at a fixed exchange rate and has the same interest rate as the U.S.
interest rate, the effective financing rate should be the same as if it borrowed dollars.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INFM.MADU.15.20.06
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG.INFM.MADU.15.03
STATE STANDARDS: United States - OH - DISC.INFM.MADU.15.02
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Comprehension
DATE CREATED: 10/7/2016 1:49 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 10/7/2016 1:51 AM

45. An MNC's parent or subsidiary in need for funds commonly determines whether there are any available internal funds
before searching for outside funding.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
Copyright Cengage Learning. Powered by Cognero. Page 21
Chapter 20: Short-Term Financing

QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice


HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INFM.MADU.15.20.01
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG.INFM.MADU.15.03
STATE STANDARDS: United States - OH - DISC.INFM.MADU.15.02
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Knowledge
DATE CREATED: 10/7/2016 1:51 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 10/7/2016 1:53 AM

46. A large firm may finance in a foreign currency to offset a net payable position in that foreign country.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INFM.MADU.15.20.02
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG.INFM.MADU.15.03
STATE STANDARDS: United States - OH - DISC.INFM.MADU.15.02
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Knowledge
DATE CREATED: 10/7/2016 1:53 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 10/7/2016 1:54 AM

47. If movements of two currencies with low-interest rates are highly negatively correlated, then financing in a portfolio
of currencies would not be very beneficial. That is, financing with such a portfolio would not be very different from
financing with a single foreign currency.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INFM.MADU.15.20.06
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG.INFM.MADU.15.03
STATE STANDARDS: United States - OH - DISC.INFM.MADU.15.02
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Comprehension
DATE CREATED: 10/7/2016 1:55 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 5/21/2018 3:54 AM

48. Which of the following is a scenario under which a U.S.-based MNC probably would not consider short-term foreign
financing?
a. Canadian dollars offer a lower interest rate than is available in the United States and are expected to
appreciate over the maturity of the loan.
Copyright Cengage Learning. Powered by Cognero. Page 22
Chapter 20: Short-Term Financing

b. Australian dollars offer a lower interest rate than is available in the United States and are expected to
depreciate over the maturity of the loan.
c. The MNC has net receivables in British pounds.
d. Canadian dollars offer a lower interest rate than is available in the United States and are expected to
appreciate over the maturity of the loan AND the MNC has net receivables in British pounds.
e. None of these are correct.
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INFM.MADU.15.20.02
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG.INFM.MADU.15.03
STATE STANDARDS: United States - OH - DISC.INFM.MADU.15.02
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Analysis
DATE CREATED: 10/7/2016 1:57 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 5/21/2018 3:54 AM

49. Which of the following statements is false?


a. If interest rate parity holds, foreign financing and a simultaneous hedge of that position in the forward market
will result in financing costs similar to those in domestic financing.
b. If interest rate parity holds, and the forward rate is an accurate forecast of the future spot rate, uncovered
foreign financing will result in financing costs similar to those in domestic financing.
c. If interest rate parity holds, and the forward rate is expected to overestimate the future spot rate, uncovered
foreign financing is expected to result in lower financing costs than those in domestic financing.
d. If interest rate parity holds, and the forward rate is expected to underestimate the future spot rate, uncovered
foreign financing is expected to result in lower financing costs than those in domestic financing.
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INFM.MADU.15.20.04
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG.INFM.MADU.15.03
STATE STANDARDS: United States - OH - DISC.INFM.MADU.15.02
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Comprehension
DATE CREATED: 10/7/2016 2:00 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 10/7/2016 2:02 AM

Copyright Cengage Learning. Powered by Cognero. Page 23

You might also like