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Question 1 i. Inventory period: 365* ($7100/$40000) =64.7 ~ 65 Days ii. receivables period: 365 * ($3000/$75000) = 14.6 ~ 15 days iii. payables period: 365 * ($4830/$40000) = 44.7 ~ 44 days Question 2 i. Operating cycle = inventory period + accounts receivable period Operating cycle for 2020= 14.6 + 64.7 = 79days ii. Cash Cycle = inventory period + accounts receivable period – Accounts payable period= 79-44= 35 daays Question 3 i. increasing long-term debt: decrease cash ii. increasing current liabilities: increase cash iii. increasing current assets other than cash: decrease cash iv. increasing equity (i.e., selling some stock): increase cash iv. increasing cash dividend payments: decrease cash
Question 4 Net working capital = current assets – current liabilities = (3+2.8)-3.3millions = 2.5 millions Board of company need not to worry about the net working capital as it has hogher than minimum requirement of the company. Question 5 Sources of short term financing - Accural accounts - Invoice discounting - Trade credit - Factoring - Working capital loan Question 6 US cost of project= 5 million Exchange rate US $1= ZC5.5 Cost of project in Zanaian Cedis: (5*5.5)= 27.5 million ZC Cost of project in Zanaian Cedis = 27.5 ZC Question 7 Inflation rate in Zana= 9%pa= 0.09 per year Cost after 3 years= 5.50((1+0.09)^3)= 7.12 Inflation rate in US= 3%pa Cost of goods in US= $1.00 Cost after 3 years= $1.00((1+0.03)^3)= $1.09 According to relative purchase power parity, exchange rate in 3years will be:
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$1.00 = ZC 7.12/1.09= ZC 6.53 Question 8 From above answer Cedi depreciates. After three years the exchange rate of $1 to Cedi will be 6.53ZC. So it takes more cedis to buy US dollar. Question 9 - Due to the high penetration rate of emerging economies, these nations offer excellent opportunities for maximizing profit margins. - Businesses can diversify more heavily in emerging market nations because doing so will assist reduce their exposure to foreign exchange risk (Gong, 2020). - Emerging economies typically have better profit margins because there is more demand for high-quality businesses. As a result, increasing market share and profit margins is a potential. - Emerging economies have a significant cost-cutting advantage, and doing business in these nations will be far more affordable. Question 10 - As a result of uncertain regulation in emerging economies, there will be a high level of government interference, which will have a significant negative impact on firms. - Emerging economies are frequently accused of manipulating their books of accounts because these nations do not fully adopt the international accounting norms and principles (Lugo, 2021). In that case, there will also be a business risk. - High exchange rate volatility is correlated with significant risk. The entire company is at danger due to the significant volatility of emerging market currencies.
References Gong, R. (2020). Short selling threat and corporate financing decisions. Journal of Banking & Finance , 118 , 105853. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbankfin.2020.105853 Lugo, S. (2021). Short-term debt catering. Journal of Corporate Finance , 66 (3), 101817. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcorpfin.2020.101817