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BAFI3200 W8 Foreign Exchange Risk Exposure and Management

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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Economic Exposure is:

Economic exposure is the risk of changes in a company's market value due to currency fluctuations.

Economic exposure is the risk of changes in a company's product pricing.

Economic exposure refers to the risk of operational failures.

Economic exposure is the potential for loss due to interest rate changes.

Operating exposure is:

The risk of changes in cash flows due to currency fluctuations.

The impact of interest rate changes on cash flows.

The benefit of stable cash flows due to currency stability.

The effect of inflation on pricing strategies.

Translation exposure is:

Translation exposure is the risk of changes in financial statements due to currency fluctuations.

Translation exposure refers to the risk of changes in market demand for products.

Translation exposure is the risk of losing physical assets due to theft.

Translation exposure is the risk of operational losses from employee fraud.

What is correct about hedging forex receivables?

Ignore currency risk as it has no impact.

Use forward contracts or options to hedge against currency risk.

Invest in stocks to mitigate currency fluctuations.

Convert all receivables to cash immediately.

What is hedging forex receivables using money market hedging:

Money market hedging is solely about trading stocks in the forex market.

Money market hedging requires no financial instruments to manage exchange rates.

Money market hedging involves only investing in foreign currency without borrowing.

Money market hedging involves borrowing in the foreign currency and investing in the home currency to lock in exchange rates.

How to hedge forex receivables using option contracts?

Hedge forex receivables by selling options to gain profit.

Ignore currency risks and focus on domestic investments.

Use futures contracts to hedge against currency fluctuations.

Hedge forex receivables by purchasing options that protect against unfavorable currency movements.

What is the primary purpose of using forward contracts in forex?

To speculate on future currency movements for profit.

To lock in exchange rates for future transactions.

To eliminate all risks associated with foreign investments.

To convert currencies at the current market rate.

How does economic exposure differ from transaction exposure?

Economic exposure is only relevant for multinational companies, while transaction exposure applies to all businesses.

Economic exposure affects a company's market value, while transaction exposure affects cash flows from specific transactions.

There is no difference; both terms refer to the same type of risk.

Transaction exposure is broader and includes all types of currency risks, while economic exposure is limited to operational risks.

How can a company mitigate transaction exposure?

By ignoring currency fluctuations.

By using financial derivatives like forwards and options.

By increasing prices in foreign markets.

By diversifying its product line.

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What is the impact of currency depreciation on a multinational company's revenue?

It only affects costs, not revenue.

It has no effect on revenue.

It generally increases revenue from foreign sales.

It decreases revenue from foreign sales.

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