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Tuscaloosa Co. assembles phones in Argentina and sells them in the US, invoicing in dollars. Its Argentine subsidiary obtains materials from China paid for in pesos and pays employees and financing in pesos. If the peso depreciates against the dollar, it will have a favorable effect on Tuscaloosa Co. as it can obtain more pesos with fewer dollars, reducing costs.
Tuscaloosa Co. assembles phones in Argentina and sells them in the US, invoicing in dollars. Its Argentine subsidiary obtains materials from China paid for in pesos and pays employees and financing in pesos. If the peso depreciates against the dollar, it will have a favorable effect on Tuscaloosa Co. as it can obtain more pesos with fewer dollars, reducing costs.
Tuscaloosa Co. assembles phones in Argentina and sells them in the US, invoicing in dollars. Its Argentine subsidiary obtains materials from China paid for in pesos and pays employees and financing in pesos. If the peso depreciates against the dollar, it will have a favorable effect on Tuscaloosa Co. as it can obtain more pesos with fewer dollars, reducing costs.
31. MNC Cash Flows and Exchange Rate Risk. Tuscaloosa Co. is a U.S.
firm that assembles
phones in Argentina and transports the final assembled products to the parent, which sells them in the U.S.. The assembled products are invoiced in dollars. The Argentine subsidiary obtains some material from China, and the Chinese exporter is willing to accept Argentine pesos as payment for these exported materials. The Argentine subsidiary pays its employees in the local currency (pesos), and finances its operations with loans from an Argentine bank (in pesos). Tuscaloosa Co. has no other international business. If the Argentine peso depreciates against the dollar over time, will that have a favorable, unfavorable, or neutral effect on Tuscaloosa Co.? Briefly explain. Tuscaloosa Co. has no cash inflows in Argentine pesos, but has cash outflows in Argentine pesos. Therefore, it benefits if the peso depreciates because it can obtain pesos with fewer dollars and can reduce its cost.