Global Banking and Finance Exam
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Course Introduction
Global Banking and Finance examines the structure, operations, and regulatory frameworks of international financial institutions and markets. This course explores the roles of commercial and investment banks, central banking, and supranational organizations such as the IMF and World Bank in facilitating global capital flows. Students will gain insight into financial instruments, risk management, international monetary systems, and the impact of globalization on banking practices. Emphasis is placed on understanding cross-border regulations, financial crises, and current challenges facing the global financial landscape. The course prepares students to critically analyze trends and policy issues shaping the world of international finance.
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International Financial Management 8th Edition by Madura
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Chapter 1: Multinational Financial Management: An Overview
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Q1) With regard to corporate goals,an MNC is mostly concerned with maximizing ____________,and a purely domestic firm is mostly concerned with maximizing
A) shareholder wealth;short term earnings
B) shareholder wealth;shareholder wealth
C) short term earnings;sales volume
D) short term earnings;shareholder wealth
Answer: B
Q2) The imperfect markets theory states that factors of production are somewhat immobile,allowing firms to capitalize on a foreign country's resources.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) The main provision of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)was that:
A) the Mexican peso's value be tied to the Canadian dollar.
B) Mexico be allowed to privatize its business.
C) Mexico must impose a minimum wage that is similar to the minimum wage in the U.S.
D) none of the above
Answer: D
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Chapter 2: International Flow of Funds
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Q1) The demand for U.S.exports tends to increase when:
A) economic growth in foreign countries decreases.
B) the currencies of foreign countries strengthen against the dollar.
C) U.S. inflation rises.
D) none of the above
Answer: B
Q2) Over time,international trade (exports plus imports)as a percentage of GDP has:
A) increased for most major countries.
B) decreased for most major countries.
C) stayed about constant for most major countries.
D) increased for about half the major countries and decreased for the others.
Answer: A
Q3) The World Bank extends loans only to developed nations,while the International Development Association (IDA)extends loans only to developing nations.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 3: International Financial Markets
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Q1) _______ is not a bank characteristic important to customers in need of foreign exchange.
A) Quote competitiveness
B) Speed of execution
C) Forecasting advice
D) Advice about current market conditions
E) All of the above are important bank characteristics to customers in need of foreign exchange.
Answer: E
Q2) The Basel Accord is a 1987 agreement among the major European countries to make regulations more uniform across European countries and to reduce taxes on goods traded between these countries.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) A cross exchange rate expresses the amount of one foreign currency per unit of another foreign currency.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 4: Exchange Rate Determination
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Q1) Any event that reduces the supply of Swiss francs to be exchanged for U.S.dollars should result in a(an)_______ in the value of the Swiss franc with respect to _______,other things being equal.
A) increase;U.S. dollar
B) increase;nondollar currencies
C) decrease;nondollar currencies
D) decrease;U.S. dollar
Q2) Assume that the inflation rate becomes much higher in the U.K.relative to the U.S. This will place ____________ pressure on the value of the British pound. Also,assume that interest rates in the U.K.begin to rise relative to interest rates in the U.S. The change in interest rates will place ____________ pressure on the value of the British pound.
A) upward;downward
B) upward;upward
C) downward;upward
D) downward;downward
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Chapter 5: Currency Derivatives
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Q1) Due to put-call parity,we can use the same formula to price calls and puts.
A)True
B)False
Q2) You are a speculator who sells a call option on Swiss francs for a premium of $.06,with an exercise price of $.64. The option will not be exercised until the expiration date,if at all. If the spot rate of the Swiss franc is $.69 on the expiration date,your net profit per unit,assuming that you have to buy Swiss francs in the market to fulfil your obligation,is:
A) $.02.0
B) $.01.
C) $.01.0
D) $.02.
E) none of the above
Q3) Forward contracts are usually liquidated by actual delivery of the currency,while futures contracts are usually liquidated by offsetting transactions.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 6: Government Influence on Exchange Rates
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Q1) If the Fed desires to weaken the dollar without affecting the dollar money supply,it should:
A) exchange dollars for foreign currencies, and sell some of its existing Treasury security holdings for dollars.
B) exchange foreign currencies for dollars, and sell some of its existing Treasury security holdings for dollars.
C) exchange dollars for foreign currencies, and buy existing Treasury securities with dollars.
D) exchange foreign currencies for dollars, and buy existing Treasury securities with dollars.
Q2) A weaker dollar places _______ pressure on U.S.inflation,which in turn places _______ pressure on U.S.interest rates,which places _______ pressure on U.S.bond prices.
A) upward;downward;upward
B) upward;downward;downward
C) upward;upward;downward
D) downward;upward;upward
E) downward;downward;upward
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Chapter 7: International Arbitrage and Interest Rate Parity
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Q1) To capitalize on high foreign interest rates using covered interest arbitrage,a U.S.investor would convert dollars to the foreign currency,invest in the foreign country,and simultaneously sell the foreign currency forward.
A)True
B)False
Q2) If interest rate parity (IRP)exists,then triangular arbitrage will not be possible.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The interest rate on euros is 8%.The interest rate in the U.S.is 5%.The euro's forward rate should exhibit a premium of about 3%.
A)True
B)False
Q4) If the cross exchange rate of two nondollar currencies implied by their individual spot rates with respect to the dollar is less than the cross exchange rate quoted by a bank,locational arbitrage is possible.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 8: Relationships among Inflation,Interest Rates,and Exchange Rates
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Q1) Assume U.S.and Swiss investors require a real rate of return of 3%. Assume the nominal U.S.interest rate is 6% and the nominal Swiss rate is 4%. According to the international Fisher effect,the franc will _______ by about _______.
A) appreciate;3%
B) appreciate;1%
C) depreciate;3%
D) depreciate;2%
E) appreciate;2%
Q2) According to the IFE,if British interest rates exceed U.S.interest rates:
A) the British pound's value will remain constant.
B) the British pound will depreciate against the dollar.
C) the British inflation rate will decrease.
D) the forward rate of the British pound will contain a premium.
E) today's forward rate of the British pound will equal today's spot rate.
Q3) According to the international Fisher effect (IFE),the exchange rate percentage change should be approximately equal to the differential in income levels between two countries.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 9: Forecasting Exchange Rates
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Q1) A regression analysis of the Australian dollar value on the inflation differential between the U.S.and Australia produced a coefficient of.8.Thus,for every 1% increase in the inflation differential,the Australian dollar is expected to depreciate by.8%.
A)True
B)False
Q2) If the pattern of currency values over time appears random,then technical forecasting is appropriate.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Two methods to assess exchange rate volatility are the volatility of historical exchange rate movements and the exchange rate's implied standard deviation from the currency option pricing model.
A)True
B)False
Q4) A motivation for forecasting exchange rate volatility is to obtain a range surrounding the forecast.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 10: Measuring Exposure to Exchange Rate
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Q1) Assume that Mill Corporation,a U.S.-based MNC,has applied the following regression model to estimate the sensitivity of its cash flows to exchange rate movements: \( P C F_{t}=a_{0}+a_{1} e_{t}+\mu t \)
where the term on the left-hand side is the percentage change in inflation-adjusted cash flows measured in the firm's home currency over period t,and \( e_{t} \) is the percentage change in the exchange rate of the currency over period t.The regression model estimates a coefficient of \( a_{1} \) of 2.This indicates that:
A) if the foreign currency appreciates by 1%, Mill's cash flows will decline by 2%.
B) if the foreign currency appreciates by 1%, Mill's cash flows will decline by .2%.
C) if the foreign currency depreciates by 1%, Mill's cash flows will increase by 2%.
D) if the foreign currency depreciates by 1%, Mill's cash flows will decline by 2%.
E) none of the above
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Chapter 11: Managing Transaction Exposure
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Q1) If interest rate parity exists,and transaction costs do not exist,the _________ hedge will yield the same result as the _________ hedge.
A) money market;futures
B) money market;options
C) money market;forward
D) forward;options
Q2) An example of crosshedging is:
A) find two currencies that are highly positively correl ated;match the payables of the one currency to the receivables of the other currency.
B) use the forward market to sell forward whatever curren cies you will receive.
C) use the forward market to buy forward whatever currencies you will receive.
D) B and C
Q3) The price at which a currency put option allows the holder to sell a currency is called the settlement price.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 12: Managing Economic Exposure and Translation Exposure
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Q1) If the Singapore dollar appreciates against the U.S.dollar over this year,the consolidated earnings of a U.S.company with a subsidiary in Singapore will be ____ as a result of the exchange rate movement.
A) negative
B) adversely affected
C) favorably affected
D) unaffected
Q2) An MNC expects to sell fixed assets it utilizes in Europe in the distant future.In order to hedge the sale of these assets in the distant future,the MNC could create a(n)___________ that _________ the expected value of the assets in the future.
A) asset;matches
B) asset;exceeds
C) liability;matches
D) liability;is less than
Q3) The management of economic exposure is normally focused completely on transactions that will occur in the next three months.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 13: Direct Foreign Investment
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Q1) To exploit monopolistic advantages,an MNC should:
A) acquire a competitor that has controlled its local market.
B) establish a subsidiary or acquire a competitor in a new market.
C) establish a subsidiary in a market where tougher trade restrictions will adversely affect the firm's export volume.
D) establish subsidiaries in markets where competitors are unable to produce the identical product.
Q2) Which of the following is not an advantage resulting from the Asian crisis that would favor direct foreign investment in Asia
A) strong local demand for products.
B) low production costs.
C) weak local currencies.
D) all of the above are advantages.
Q3) According to your text,_______________ is a country that has been perceived as one of the most attractive sources of new demand.
A) Paraguay
B) Morocco
C) Sweden
D) China
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Chapter 14: Multinational Capital Budgeting
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Q1) The discrepancy between the feasibility of a project in a host country from the perspective of the U.S.parent versus the subsidiary administering the project is likely to be greater for projects in countries where:
A) the taxes are the same as in the U.S.
B) there are no blocked fund restrictions.
C) the currency of the host country is expected to depreci ate consistently.
D) none of the above;a discrepancy is not possible.
Q2) If a host government restricts the remittances from a foreign subsidiary,a possible solution is to let the subsidiary obtain partial financing for the project.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Like income tax treaties,____________ help to avoid double taxation and stimulate direct foreign investment.
A) withholding taxes
B) excise taxes
C) tax credits
D) carryforwards
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Chapter 15: Multinational Restructuring
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Q1) Which of the following would probably not cause the stock price of a foreign target to decrease
A) Its expected cash flows decline.
B) General stock market conditions in the foreign country are deteriorating.
C) Investors anticipate that the target will be acquired.
D) All of the above will cause the target's stock price to decrease.
Q2) The U.S.is one of the few countries with agencies that monitor mergers and acquisitions.
A)True
B)False
Q3) As far as the managerial talent of the target is concerned:
A) the manner in which the acquirer plans to deal with the managerial talent will affect the estimated cash flows to be generated by the target.
B) downsizing will reduce expenses and increase productivity and revenues.
C) governments of some countries are likely to intervene and prevent the acquisition if downsizing is anticipated.
D) A and C only
E) all of the above
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Chapter 16: Country Risk Analysis
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Q1) An MNC must assess country risk not only in countries where it currently does business but also in those where it expects to export or establish subsidiaries.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Insurance purchased to cover the risk of expropriation __________,and will typically cover __________.
A) will be the same for all firms;only a portion of the firm's total exposure.
B) will be the same for all firms;all of the firm's total exposure.
C) will be dependent on the firm's risk;all of the firm's total exposure.
D) will be dependent on the firm's risk;only a portion of the firm's total exposure.
Q3) As a result of the 2003 war in Iraq,some MNCs feared that oil prices would ______ and that U.S.inflation and interest rates would _______.
A) rise;rise
B) fall;fall
C) rise;fall
D) fall;rise
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Chapter 17: Multinational Cost of Capital and Capital Structure
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Q1) Other things being equal,the financial leverage of MNCs will be higher if the governments of their home countries are _______ likely to rescue them (in the event of failure),and if their home countries are _______ likely to experience a recession.
A) more;more
B) less;more
C) less;less
D) more;less
Q2) Assume a subsidiary is forced to borrow in excess of the MNC's optimal capital structure.Also assume that the parent company reduces its debt financing by an offsetting amount.Under this scenario,the cost of capital for the MNC overall could not have changed.
A)True
B)False
Q3) According to the CAPM,the required rate of return on stock is a positive function of all of the following,except:
A) the risk-free rate of interest.
B) the market rate of return.
C) the stock's beta.
D) the company's earnings.
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Chapter 18: Long-Term Financing
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Q1) Two limitations of interest rate swaps are that there is a cost of time and resources associated with searching for a suitable partner and that there is a risk to each swap participant that the counterparticipant could default on his payments.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Most MNCs obtain equity funding:
A) in foreign countries.
B) in their home country.
C) through global offerings.
D) through private placements.
Q3) Eurobonds are often issued with a floating coupon rate that is tied to LIBOR.
A)True
B)False
Q4) If an MNC uses a long-term forward contract to hedge the exchange rate risk associated with a bond denominated in euros,it would sell euros forward.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 19: Financing International Trade
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Q1) _______________ promises to pay the beneficiary if they buyer fails to pay as agreed.
A) A standby L/C
B) A transferable L/C
C) Assignment of proceeds
D) None of the above
Q2) Under a _____________ arrangement,the exporter ships the goods to the importer while still retaining actual title to the merchandise.
A) draft
B) consignment
C) prepayment
D) open account
Q3) The risk to the exporter is highest with the __________ method.
A) prepayment
B) letter of credit
C) consignment
D) open account
Q4) A draft drawn on and accepted by a bank is called a banker's acceptance.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 20: Short-Term Financing
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Q1) ____________ are free of default risk.
A) Euronotes
B) Eurobonds
C) Euro-commercial paper
D) None of the above
Q2) A firm without any exposure to foreign exchange rates would likely increase this exposure the most by:
A) borrowing domestically.
B) borrowing a portfolio of foreign currencies that are not highly correlated.
C) borrowing a portfolio of foreign currencies that are highly correlated.
D) borrowing two foreign currencies that are negatively correlated.
Q3) Euronotes are unsecured debt securities whose interest rate is based on the London Interbank Offer Rate (LIBOR)with typical maturities of one,three,and six months.
A)True
B)False
Q4) One reason an MNC may consider foreign financing is that the proceeds could be used to offset a foreign net payables position.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 21: International Cash Management
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Q1) The international Fisher effect suggests that:
A) the effective yield on short term foreign securities should, on average, equal the yield on short term domestic securities.
B) the effective yield on short term securities of high inflation countries is greater than the yield on short term domestic securities.
C) if domestic income grows faster than foreign income, the effective yield on short term foreign securities is higher than short term domestic securities.
D) if foreign tax rates equal domestic tax rates, the exchange rates of different currencies will change by the same degree.
Q2) According to _______,the effective yield earned by U.S.investors will be the same as the effective yield earned by nonU.S.investors in any given period.
A) interest rate parity (IRP)
B) the international Fisher effect (IFE)
C) purchasing power parity (PPP)
D) none of the above
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