10. Multinational working capital managementAaAaMultinational companies are exposed to complex management and allocation of their resources. A multinationalcompany's cash management, credit management, inventory management, and so on, need to have severaladditional elements factored in compared with those of a purely domestic corporation.Consider this case:Multinational Inventory ManagementStreep Inc. is a U.S.-based multinational firm with aDecisions related to amount of investment insubsidiary in Switzerland. Last week, Streep created itsinventory and inventory policy need to factor inperiodic financial statements, and the subsidiary hadthe following:SFr 60,000 worth of inventory on its balance sheet.Streep translated the value of inventory using the spot• Exchange ratesexchange rate at that time of $0.8153 / SFr and recorded• Possibility of import and export quotas orthat value on its consolidated balance sheet.tariffsHowever, this week the exchange rate changedTax consequencesdramatically to $0.7678 / SFr. The subsidiary still has the• Possibility of at-sea storagesame amount of inventory (valued at SFr 60,000).If the firm were to create a new consolidated balance sheet and translate the value of its inventory at the new spotexchange rate, what would happen to the dollar value of inventory?It would decrease by $3,135.It would decrease by $2,850.It would increase by $3,420.It would increase by $2,850.The change in inventory value was created purely by accounting and exchange rate factors, because the subsidiarystill has the same inventory and assets in place. However, this change would affect Streep's consolidated financialstatements and ratios. Assuming no other changes occurred, what effect would this have on Streep's inventoryturnover ratio?The inventory turnover ratio would decrease.The inventory turnover ratio would increase.

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If the firm were to create a new consolidated balance sheet and translate the value of its inventory at the new spot exchange rate, what would happen to the dollar value of inventory? O It would decrease by $3,135. O It would decrease by $2,850. O It would increase by $3,420. It would increase by $2,850. The change in inventory value was created purely by accounting and exchange rate factors, because the subsidiary still has the same inventory and assets in place. However, this change would affect Streep's consolidated financial statements and ratios. Assuming no other changes occurred, what effect would this have on Streep's inventory turnover ratio? The inventory turnover ratio would decrease. O The inventory turnover ratio would increase

If the firm were to create a new consolidated balance sheet and translate the value of its inventory at the new spot exchange rate, what would happen to the dollar value of inventory? O It would decrease by $3,135. O It would decrease by $2,850. O It would increase by $3,420. It would increase by $2,850. The change in inventory value was created purely by accounting and exchange rate factors, because the subsidiary still has the same inventory and assets in place. However, this change would affect Streep's consolidated financial statements and ratios. Assuming no other changes occurred, what effect would this have on Streep's inventory turnover ratio? The inventory turnover ratio would decrease. O The inventory turnover ratio would increase

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