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Basic Understanding of Foreign ExposureThe Hi-Stakes Company has a number of importing and...

Basic Understanding of Foreign Exposure

The Hi-Stakes Company has a number of importing and exporting transactions. Importing activi­ties result in payables and exporting activities result in receivables. (LCU represents the local cur­rency unit of the foreign entity.)

Required

a.If the direct exchange rate increases, does the dollar weaken or strengthen relative to the other currency? If the indirect exchange rate increases, does the dollar weaken or strengthen relative to the other currency?


b.Indicate in the following table whether Hi-Stakes will have a foreign currency transaction gain (G), loss (L), or not be affected (NA) by changes in the direct or indirect exchange rates for each of the four situations presented.

 

 

Direct Exchange Rate

Indirect Exchange Rate

Transaction

Settlement Currency

Increases

Decreases

Increases

Decreases

Importing

Dollar

__________

_________

_______

_______

Importing

LCU

__________

_________

_______

_______

Exporting

Dollar

__________

_________

_______

________

Exporting

LCU

___________

_________

_______

________

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