Principles of Accounting
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Author: Belverd E. Needles, Marian Powers, Susan V. Crosson
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 1, Problem 3EA
You have been asked to compare the sales and assets of four companies that make computer chips to determine which company is the largest in each category. You have gathered the following data, but they cannot be used for direct comparison because each company’s sales and assets are in its own currency:
Assuming that the exchange rates in Exhibit 2 are current and appropriate, convert all the figures to U.S. dollars (multiply amount by exchange rate) and determine which company is the largest in sales and which is the largest in assets.
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exposure of its cash flows. Salem wishes to analyze how its cash flows might change under different exchange rates for the Canadian dollar (the only
foreign currency in which it deals).
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For each exchange rate scenario, fill in rows (2), (3), (5), (6), (9), and (10). Finally, fill in the last row for net cash flows in U.S. dollars for each…
Suppose that Salem Co, a U.S.-based MNC that both purchases supplies from Canada and sells exports in Canada, is seeking to measure the economic exposure of its cash flows. Salem wishes to analyze how its cash flows might change under different exchange rates for the Canadian dollar (the only foreign currency in which it deals).
Salem believes that the value of the Canadian dollar will be $0.70, $0.75, or $0.80, and seeks to analyze its cash flows under each of these scenarios.
The following table shows Salem’s cash flows under each of these exchange rates.
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Exchange Rate Scenario
Exchange Rate Scenario
Exchange Rate Scenario
C$1=$0.70
C$1=$0.75
C$1=$0.80
(Millions)
(Millions)
(Millions)
Sales
(1) U.S. Sales
$315
$315
$315
(2) Canadian Sales
$3.50
$4.00
$4.00
(3) Total Sales in U.S. $
$318.50
$318.75
$319.00
Cost of Materials and Operating Expenses
(4)…
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