Scenario: Sally Goes to Japan

question 49

Multiple Choice

Scenario: Sally Goes to Japan
Sally Johnson has identified a market for her company's products in Japan. She is excited about expanding her company, but knows that she needs to learn how the foreign exchange market works before she can successfully sell her products abroad.
-If Sally sees a quote of ¥117.87/$,she should know that ________.

• A) the yen is the base currency here
• B) this is a direct quote on the dollar
• C) this is a direct quote on the yen
• D) the quote is in U.S. dollars

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Definitions:

Raw Materials Purchases

The total cost of all components bought for use in the production process of goods.

Cash Disbursements

Outgoing payments made by a business, often documented in a cash disbursement journal, including expenses, creditor payments, and other financial outflows.

Cost of Goods Sold

Cost of goods sold (COGS) represents the direct costs attributable to the production of goods sold by a company, including materials and labor.

Merchandise Inventories

Goods or products that a company holds for the purpose of sale to customers in the ordinary course of business.