Tara (a U.S. firm) has no subsidiaries and presently has sales to Mexican customers amounting to MXP98 million, while its peso‑denominated expenses amount to MXP61 million. If it shifts its material orders from its Mexican suppliers to U.S. suppliers, it could reduce peso‑denominated expenses by MXP19 million and increase dollar‑denominated expenses by $1,800,000. This strategy would _______ the Tara’s exposure to changes in the peso’s movements against the U.S. dollar. Regardless of whether the firm shifts expenses, it is likely to perform better when the peso is valued _______ relative to the dollar.
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St. Paul Co. does business in the United States and New Zealand. In attempting to assess its economic exposure, it compiled the following information. a. St. Paul’s U.S. sales are somewhat affected by the value of the New Zealand dollar (NZ$), because it faces competition from New Zealand exporters. It forecasts the U.S. sales based on the following three exchange rate scenarios: 1) when exchange rate of NZ$=$0.40, revenue from US is $100 million, 2) exchange rate of NZ$=$0.50, revenue...
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You are part of an accounting firm Advisory team that has been engaged by a client to assess how they might make their “sales to order” process more “efficient”, perhaps with the introduction of new technologies. The client has provided a written description of their business, and the process under review, as follows: HHH is a small manufacturer of university based sportswear (a highly competitive market where fast response times are prized by customers). Sales span every region of the...
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