Essentials of Corporate Finance (Mcgraw-hill/Irwin Series in Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate)
Essentials of Corporate Finance (Mcgraw-hill/Irwin Series in Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate)
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ISBN: 9781259277214
Author: Stephen A. Ross Franco Modigliani Professor of Financial Economics Professor, Randolph W Westerfield Robert R. Dockson Deans Chair in Bus. Admin., Bradford D Jordan Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 18, Problem 16QP
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To find: If there is any change in the exchange rate at the end of the year in the balance sheet.

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Translation exposure is a risk that is associated with the changes in exchange rates. Here, when Country U based companies operate in foreign countries, their assets, liabilities, equities, or net income values changes due to the fluctuations in exchange rates.

In this case, exchange rate variability is highly important for fixing the value for balance sheet items. The risk related with exchange rate on balance sheet items is called as transition exposure.

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