JAPEX, a Japanese company with extensive oil related operations in Oman sends the profits it generates in Oman every month to On an average the company converts 2 million Rials into dollar and then into yen every month for transmission to Japan. Japex finance manager is worried about the extreme fluctuations in the dollar – yen rate. Write in only one sentence, how Japex can stabilize its cash flows

Carambola de Honduras. Slinger Wayne, a U.S.-based private equity firm, is trying to determine what it should pay for a tool manufacturing firm in Honduras named Carambola. Slinger Wayne estimates that Carambola will generate a free cash flow of 12 million Honduran lempiras (Lp) next year, and that this free cash flow will continue to grow at a constant rate of 7.0% per annum indefinitely. A private equity firm like Slinger Wayne, however, is not interested in owning a company for long, and plans to sell Carambola at the end of three years for approximately 10 times Carambola's free cash flow in that year. The current spot exchange rate is Lp15.8194/$, but the Honduran inflation rate is expected to remain at a relatively high rate of 15.0% per annum compared to the U.S. dollar inflation rate of only 2.5% per annum. Slinger Wayne expects to earn at least a 21% annual rate of return on international investments like Carambola. a. What is Carambola worth if the Honduran lempira were to…

Waterway Industries is a growing company whose ability to raise capital has not been growing as quickly as its expanding assets and sales. Waterway Industries's local banker has indicated that the company cannot increase its borrowing for the foreseeable future. Waterway Industries's suppliers are demanding payment for goods acquired within 30 days of the invoice date, but Waterway Industries's customers are slow in paying for their purchases (60-90 days). As a result, Waterway Industries has a cash flow problem. Waterway Industries needs $147,100 to cover next Friday's payroll. Its balance of outstanding accounts receivable totals $767,100. To alleviate this cash crunch, the company sells $164,200 of its receivables. Record the entry that Waterway Industries would make. (Assume a 2% service charge.) (Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually.) Account Titles and Explanation Debit Credit

Carambola de Honduras. Slinger Wayne, a U.S.-based private equity firm, is trying to determine what it should pay for a tool manufacturing firm in Honduras named Carambola. Slinger Wayne estimates that Carambola will generate a free cash flow of 10 million Honduran lempiras (Lp) next year, and that this free cash flow will continue to grow at a constant rate of 8.5% per annum indefinitely. A private equity firm like Slinger Wayne, however, is not interested in owning a company for long, and plans to sell Carambola at the end of three years for approximately 10 times Carambola's free cash flow in that year. The current spot exchange rate is Lp14.3439/$, but the Honduran inflation rate is expected to remain at a relatively high rate of 15.0% per annum compared to the U.S. dollar inflation rate of only 3.0% per annum. Slinger Wayne expects to earn at least a 22.5% annual rate of return on international investments like Carambola. a. What is Carambola worth if the Honduran lempira were to…