8 (Chapter 22) OSavedHelpIt is 2024 and Carpet Baggers Inc. is proposing to construct a new bagging plant in a country in Europe. The two prime candidates areGermany and Switzerland. The forecast cash flows from the proposed plants are as follows:COC1*C2C3C4C5C6IRR (8)Germany (millions of euros)Switzerland (millions of Swissfrancs)-77+13+18+18+23+23+2312.5-137+23+33+33+38+38+3811.6The spot exchange rate for euros is USD1.4 = EUR1, while the rate for Swiss francs is CHF1.6 = USD1. The interest rate is 6% in theUnited States, 3% in Switzerland, and 5% in the euro countries. The financial manager has suggested that if the cash flows were statedin dollars, a return in excess of 12% would be acceptable.a. What is the dollar NPV of the German project?b. What is the dollar NPV of the Swiss project?c. Should the company go ahead with the German project, the Swiss project, or neither?(For requirements a & b, do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer in millions rounded to 2 decimal places.)milliona.NPV of German projectmillionb.NPV of Swiss projectC.The company should choose4 of 4Nex< Prev

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Drysdale Co. (a U.S. firm) is considering a new project that would result in cash flows of 5 million Argentine pesos in 1 year under the most likely economic and political conditions. The spot rate of the Argentina peso in 1 year is expected to be $.40 based on these conditions. However, it wants to also account for the 10 percent probability of a political crisis in Argentina, which would change the expected cash flows to 4 million Argentine pesos in 1 year. In addition, it wants to account for the 20 percent probability that the exchange rate may only be $.36 at the end of 1 year. These two forms of country risk are independent. Drysdale’s required rate of return is 25 percent and its initial outlay for this project is $1.4 million. Show the distribution of possible outcomes for the project’s net present value (NPV).
swered Answer Jensen Aquatics Inc., which manufactures and sells scuba gear worldwide, is considering an investment in either Europe or Great Britain. Consider the following cash flows for each project, assume a 12% wacc, and consider these to be average risk projects for the firm. Answer the questions that follow. Britain Total cash inflows (E) Total cash outflows (6) Additional dollar cash inflows (5) Forecast exchange rate (S/E) Europe Total cash inflows (€) Total cash outflows (0) Additional dollar cash inflows (5) Forecast exchange rate (S/E) euro 4,945 $4,945 $6,420 Year 0 (Today) euro 6,420 0 15,000 0 1.50 0 20,000 0 1.00 Refer to Table 16.1. The NPV for the European investment is estimated at Year 1 8000 1000 500 1.46 12,000 1500 500 0.96 Year 2 8000 1000 500 1.45 12.000 1500 500 0.94 Year 3 8000 1000 500 1.44 12.000 1500 500 0.92
Lakonishok Equipment has an investment opportunity in Europe. The project costs €20,065,563 and is expected to produce cash flows of €3,524,370 in Year 1, €4,549,121 in Year 2, and €5,590,740 in Year 3. The current spot exchange rate is $1.38/€ and the current risk-free rate in the United States is 3%, compared to that in Europe of 3.08%. The appropriate discount rate for the project is estimated to be 11.07%, the U.S. cost of capital for the company. In addition, the subsidiary can be sold at the end of three years for an estimated €13,733,917. What is the NPV of the project?
Anderson International Limited is evaluating a project in Erewhon. The project will create the following cash flows: Year Cash Flow -$590,000 O 1 2 3 4 220,000 163,000 228,000 207,000 All cash flows will occur in Erewhon and are expressed in dollars. In an attempt to improve its economy, the Erewhonian government has declared that all cash flows created by a foreign company are "blocked" and must be reinvested with the government for one year. The reinvestment rate for these funds is 7 percent. Assume Anderson uses a required return of 13 percent on this project. a. What is the NPV of the project? (A negative answer should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) b. What is the IRR of the project? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)
Synergy Incorporated, a US based Multinational Company (MNC) manufacturing electrical appliances. The company currently having problem of increasing in labor cost and therefore it affects the company's has profit. The company has decided to reduce the cost. The Board of Directors is considering building a plant in South East Asia, Singapore and Indonesia are countries under consideration. Below are the estimatedcash flow and exchange rate for both countries. Singapore Indonesia Forecasted Cash Flow Forecasted Exchange Year Cash Flow (IND) Exchange (SGD) (USD/SGD) (USD/IDR) 2017 (300,000) SGD4.4852 (5,200,000) IDR49.582 2018 65,000 SGD4.0614 1,500,000 IDR49.9648 2019 52,000 SGD4.1323 1,600,000 IDR52.4211 2020 60,000 SGD4.0905 1,800,000 IDR50.6107 2021 75,000 SGD4.4028 2,500,000 IDR51.3034 Based on the information, compute the potential investment's net present value (NPV) for Singapore and Indonesia if the company has weighted cost of capital of 10 and 12 percent. Suggest which location…
An American firm wants to borrow 100 million USD for 1 year to fund a capital investment project. The firm can borrow the money from a U.S. bank at an interest rate of 6%. Alternatively, the firm could borrow British pounds at a rate of 3% a year. At the end of the year, the firm would pay back the loan and interest. The initial exchange rate is 1 GBP = 2 USD. If at the end of the year the exchange rate changes from 1 GBP = 2 USD to 1 GBP = 3 USD, what was the actual cost of borrowing (effective interest rate) if the American firm chose to obtain the loan in British pounds?
Border Mining, Inc., is trying to evaluate a project with the following cash flows: Year Cash Flow 0 −$ 39,300,000 1 63,300,000 2 − 12,300,000 a-1. What is the NPV for the project if the company requires a return of 12 percent? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) a-2. Should the firm accept this project?
How to calculate IRR and IRP in this question? The answer is 7% in the end, but I do not know how to get it. Consider the situation of firm A and firm B. The current exchange rate is $1.50/€. Firm A is a U.S. MNC and wants to borrow €40 million for 2 years. Firm B is a French MNC and wants to borrow $60 million for 2 years. Their borrowing opportunities are as shown; both firms have AAA credit ratings. $ $ 7% $ 8% € € 6% € 5% A B If firm B could use the forward exchange markets to redenominate a 2-year €40m 5 percent euro loan into a 2-year USD-denominated loan, what would be the interest rate?
Suppose that the treasurer of IBM has an extra cash reserve of $100,000,000 to invest for six months. The six-month interest rate is 8 percent per annum in the United States and 7 percent per annum in Germany. Currently, the spot exchange rate is €1.01 per dollar and the six-month forward exchange rate is €0.99 per dollar. The treasurer of IBM does not wish to bear any exchange risk. Where should he/she invest to maximize the return?
Zimmer, a manufacturer of modular rooms, plans to expand its operations in Landshut, Germany. The expansion will cost $14.5 million and is expected to generate annual net cash flows of €2.15 million for a period of 12 years and then the operation will be sold for €1 million (net of taxes). The cost of capital for the project is 14%. Using a spot exchange rate of $1.25/€ as the forecast FX rate for the euro for the term of the project, compute the NPV of this expansion project.
Lakonishok Equipment has an investment opportunity in Europe. The project costs €14,750,000 and is expected to produce cash flows of €3,350,000 in Year 1, €4,350,000 in Year 2, and €4,750,000 in Year 3. The current spot exchange rate is $.83/€ and the current risk-free rate in the United States is 3 percent, compared to that in euroland of 2.2 percent. The appropriate discount rate for the project is estimated to be 10 percent, the U.S. cost of capital for the company. In addition, the subsidiary can be sold at the end of three years for an estimated €9,250,000. What is the NPV of the project in U.S. dollars? (Round 2 decimal places) NPV : S

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