A Financial Manager Has Determined That the Appropriate Discount Rate

question 17

Multiple Choice

A financial manager has determined that the appropriate discount rate for a foreign project is 16 percent. However, that discount rate applies in the United States using dollars. What discount rate should be used in the foreign country using the foreign currency? The inflation rates in the United States and in the foreign country are expected to be 4 percent and 8 percent, respectively.

• A) 16 percent
• B) 20 percent
• C) 12 percent
• D) 24 percent

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