The Following Describes a Long-Run Exposure of Exchange Rate Risk

question 167

True/False

The following describes a long-run exposure of exchange rate risk. Your firm buys plumbing
products in Asia and sells them in Canada at a substantial discount to plumbing products
manufactured in Canada. However, the strengthening economies in Asia (projected to continue into
the next decade) have increased Asian demand for their own plumbing products, pushing up local
prices and damaging your ability to undercut your Canadian competitors.

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