Translation Exposure Measures

question 32

Multiple Choice

Translation exposure measures:

• A) changes in the value of outstanding financial obligations incurred prior to a change in exchange rates.
• B) the potential for an increase or decrease in the parent company's net worth and reported net income caused by a change in exchange rates since the last consolidation of international operations.
• C) an unexpected change in exchange rates impact on short run expected cash flows.
• D) none of the above

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Definitions:

Constant Returns

A situation in economics where increasing the scale of production does not affect the long-run average cost of production, implying it remains constant.

Initial Plant Sizes

The original capacity or scale of a facility when it first begins operations.

Purely Competitive

Characterizes a theoretical market structure emphasizing perfect competition, where numerous small firms face no barriers to entering or exiting the market.

Long Run

A period in which all inputs, including capital, are variable, allowing firms to adjust all factors of production.