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Which of the following is a disadvantage of comparing managers in different countries only on the basis of return on investment?


A) The managers are not responsible for increasing the ROI of an organization.
B) Managerial actions do not have a significant impact on firms' profitability.
C) Return on investment is not a valid indicator of organizational profitability.
D) Environmental factors also contribute to ROI of firms and these factors differ.

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Multilateral netting is used majorly to _____.


A) reduce the number of transactions between subsidiaries
B) avail tax credit from governments
C) establish a tax treaty amongst multiple countries
D) to reduce the fixed costs of establishing a subsidiary

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The projected rate will typically be the forward exchange rate as determined by the foreign exchange market when firms use the projected spot exchange rate to translate both the budget and performance figures into the corporate currency.

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Explain the three types of decisions in international business.

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Financial management in an international...

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Political risk tends to be greater in countries experiencing social unrest or disorder.

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Studies have shown that a country's relative inflation rates and changes in exchange rates are not related to each other.

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Historically,financial reports prepared by firms in Germany _____.


A) reveal less information than reports of British or U.S. firms
B) contain detailed information required by individual investors
C) overvalued assets and undervalued liabilities
D) made more public disclosures compared to firms in other countries

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Accounting standards _____.


A) are rules for preparing financial statements
B) define the levels of tax-payments needed
C) specify the rules for performing an audit
D) refer to the technical process of balancing accounts

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A fee is compensation for professional services or expertise supplied to a foreign subsidiary by the parent company or another subsidiary.

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Which of the following statements is true of tax havens?


A) Firms that export to tax havens get special tax concessions from home governments.
B) Firms would require huge capital investments to start business in tax havens.
C) Nations such as United States are widely regarded as tax havens.
D) Firms can save tax by establishing a non-operating subsidiary in the tax haven.

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Which of the following is a disadvantage of pursuing a transfer pricing policy?


A) It is not useful in shifting earnings from a high-tax country to a low-tax one.
B) Transfer pricing does not treat each subsidiary as a profit center.
C) It is not effective when significant currency devaluation is expected.
D) A transfer price policy cannot be used to move funds when dividends are restricted.

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Payment of dividends is an uncommon method of transferring funds from foreign subsidiaries to the parent company.

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According to Lessard-Lorange model,_____ rate refers to the spot exchange rate when the budget is adopted.


A) ending
B) initial
C) ideal
D) projected

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The International Accounting Standards Board _____.


A) can issue a new accounting standard if majority of the board members agree
B) was formed to replace the Financial Accounting Standards Board
C) proposes standards but has no power to enforce the standards
D) was formed to supervise the accounting practices that U.S. firms follow

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What are the considerations when seeking external financing for international business?

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If external financing is required,the fi...

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Describe importance of accounting information in business.

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Accounting has often been referred to as...

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Which of the following statements is true of the capital budgeting used in international businesses?


A) Capital budgeting does not provide connection between cash flows to the parent and subsidiaries.
B) Its basic framework is vastly different from the framework of domestic capital budgeting.
C) Capital budgeting does not consider the cash flows between subsidiaries of a firm.
D) It enables top managers to compare different investment alternatives in an objective fashion.

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Explain the impact of transaction costs in international business.

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Transaction costs are the cost of exchan...

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According to Lessard-Lorange model,_____ is the spot exchange rate forecast for the end of the budget period.


A) projected
B) initial
C) ideal
D) ending

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Firms use fronting loans to _____.


A) avoid host-country restrictions on the remittance of funds from a foreign subsidiary
B) implement a cost-based and fair pricing policy across an international business
C) increase the profit center revenue of a subsidiary functioning in another country
D) implement a market-driven and fair pricing policy across an international business

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