You work for a firm whose home currency is the British Pound (GBP) and that is considering a foreign investment. The investment yields expected after-tax Russian Ruble (RUB) cash flows (in millions) as follows: -RUB1170 in Year 0, and RUB521 in each of the 3 years of the life of the project. The expected rates of inflation in each country are constant per year: 4.30% in Russia, and 9.10% in the UK. From the project's perspective the required return is 6.63%, while from the parent's perspective, the required rate of return is 11.56%. The spot exchange rate is GBP0.008314/RUB. What is the NPV of the project from the parent company's perspective? a. GBP1.713 million O b. GBP2.779 million OC. GBP24,779.23 million d. GBP40,209.27 million e. None of the options in this question are correct.

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You work for a firm whose home currency is the British Pound (GBP) and that is considering a foreign investment. The investment yields
expected after-tax Russian Ruble (RUB) cash flows (in millions) as follows: -RUB1170 in Year 0, and RUB521 in each of the 3 years of the life of
the project. The expected rates of inflation in each country are constant per year: 4.30% in Russia, and 9.10% in the UK. From the project's
perspective the required return is 6.63%, while from the parent's perspective, the required rate of return is 11.56%. The spot exchange rate is
GBP0.008314/RUB.
What is the NPV of the project from the parent company's perspective?
O a. GBP1.713 million
O b. GBP2.779 million
O c.
GBP24,779.23 million
O d. GBP40,209.27 million
O e. None of the options in this question are correct.
Transcribed Image Text:You work for a firm whose home currency is the British Pound (GBP) and that is considering a foreign investment. The investment yields expected after-tax Russian Ruble (RUB) cash flows (in millions) as follows: -RUB1170 in Year 0, and RUB521 in each of the 3 years of the life of the project. The expected rates of inflation in each country are constant per year: 4.30% in Russia, and 9.10% in the UK. From the project's perspective the required return is 6.63%, while from the parent's perspective, the required rate of return is 11.56%. The spot exchange rate is GBP0.008314/RUB. What is the NPV of the project from the parent company's perspective? O a. GBP1.713 million O b. GBP2.779 million O c. GBP24,779.23 million O d. GBP40,209.27 million O e. None of the options in this question are correct.
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