Zeda Inc., a U.S. MNC, is considering making a fixed direct investment in Denmark. The Danish government has offered Zeda a concessionary loan of DKK 14,400,000 at a rate of 4 percent per annum. The normal borrowing rate for Zeda is 6 percent in dollars and 5.5 percent in Danish krone. The load schedule calls for the principal to be repaid in three equal annual installments. The current spot rate is DKK5.60/$1.00 and the expected inflation rate is 3 percent in the United States and 2.5 percent in Denmark. What is the present value of the benefit of the concessionary loan?

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Zeda Inc., a U.S. MNC, is considering making a fixed direct investment in Denmark. The Danish government has offered Zeda a concessionary loan of DKK 14,400,000 at a rate of 4 percent per annum. The normal borrowing rate for Zeda is 6 percent in dollars and 5.5 percent in Danish krone. The load schedule calls for the principal to be repaid in three equal annual installments. The current spot rate is DKK5.60/$1.00 and the expected inflation rate is 3 percent in the United States and 2.5 percent in Denmark.

What is the present value of the benefit of the concessionary loan?

 

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