Mandy, the Mayor of Bogart and a Strong Advocate of a Clean

question 7

Essay

Mandy, the mayor of Bogart and a strong advocate of a clean downtown, is proposing an increase in the city sales tax from 7 percent to 50 percent on all packs of chewing gum purchased in Bogart. Based on the current gum sales, Mandy estimates that this tax will actually reduce the tax revenue on gum sales. What type of forecasting is Mandy using to derive her tax revenue estimates? What "effect" is her estimate based on? Does this necessarily imply that Mandy will be happy given her desire to have a clean downtown?

Distinguish between different hedging strategies: fair value hedges, cash flow hedges, and speculative transactions.

Record and adjust foreign currency transactions and hedges according to IFRS 9.

Analyze the effect of foreign exchange rate changes on forward contracts, receivables, payables, and loans.

Prepare journal entries and balance sheet presentations for foreign currency transactions and hedges.

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Definitions:

Market Efficiency

The hypothesis that financial markets are "efficient" in reflecting information in the price of securities, making it impossible to consistently achieve higher returns without assuming higher risk.

Discount Rates

The interest rate used to determine the present value of future cash flows in discounted cash flow analysis, which helps to assess the attractiveness of an investment.

Fundamental Analysis

A method of evaluating a security that involves examining related economic, financial, and other qualitative and quantitative factors.

Intrinsic Value

The actual, fundamental value of an asset, calculated by financial analysis without reference to its market value.