A Balance Sheet Hedge Requires That the Amount of Exposed

question 34

Multiple Choice

A balance sheet hedge requires that the amount of exposed foreign currency assets and liabilities:

• A) have a 2:1 ratio of assets to liabilities.
• B) have a 2:1 ratio of liabilities to assets.
• C) have a 2:1 ratio of liabilities to equity.
• D) be equal.

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Definitions:

Activity Cost Pools

Groups of individual costs driven by the same cost drivers, used in activity-based costing to allocate costs more accurately.

Cost Per Unit

The total cost incurred by a company to produce, store, and sell one unit of a particular product or service.

Predetermined Overhead Rate

A rate used to charge manufacturing overhead cost to jobs that is established in advance for each period. It is computed by dividing the estimated total manufacturing overhead cost for the period by the estimated total amount of the allocation base for the period.

Costing System

A method for assessing and allocating costs of production, typically involving direct costs, indirect costs, and overheads.