Aubree Multinational Corporation is a large manufacturer and distributor of pharmaceutical supplies. It is based in the United States (New York-Headquarters), Trinidad, Jamaica and the United Kingdom. It sends supplies to various companies throughout the four countries. It markets its supplies through periodic mass mailings of catalogues to those companies. Its clients can also make orders over the phone and they ship the supplies upon demand. The main competition for Aubree Multinational Corporation in the United States comes from one U.S. firm and one Canadian firm. A British firm has a small share of the U.S. market but is at a disadvantage because of its distance. The British firm’s marketing and transportation costs in the U.S. market are relatively high. In Jamaica and Trinidad, they have approximately 80% of the market share.     b) Given that one-third of the company sales are exports to the United Kingdom and invoices for exports are in US dollars, the demand for its exports is highly sensitive to the value of the British pound. In order to maintain its inventory at a proper level, it must forecast the total demand for its products which is somewhat dependent on the forecasted value of the pound. In your essay separate demand-related factors from the supply-related factors, that may influence exchange rate movements. Include any possible government-related factors and be specific. (Tie your description to the specific Aubree Multinational Corporation case background provided here).

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Aubree Multinational Corporation is a large manufacturer and distributor of pharmaceutical

supplies. It is based in the United States (New York-Headquarters), Trinidad, Jamaica and the

United Kingdom. It sends supplies to various companies throughout the four countries. It markets

its supplies through periodic mass mailings of catalogues to those companies. Its clients can also

make orders over the phone and they ship the supplies upon demand.

The main competition for Aubree Multinational Corporation in the United States comes from one

U.S. firm and one Canadian firm. A British firm has a small share of the U.S. market but is at a

disadvantage because of its distance. The British firm’s marketing and transportation costs in the

U.S. market are relatively high. In Jamaica and Trinidad, they have approximately 80% of the

market share.

 

 

  1. b) Given that one-third of the company sales are exports to the United Kingdom and invoices for

exports are in US dollars, the demand for its exports is highly sensitive to the value of the British

pound. In order to maintain its inventory at a proper level, it must forecast the total demand for its

products which is somewhat dependent on the forecasted value of the pound. In your essay separate

demand-related factors from the supply-related factors, that may influence exchange rate

movements. Include any possible government-related factors and be specific. (Tie your description

to the specific Aubree Multinational Corporation case background provided here).

 

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