The Home Currency Approach

question 67

Multiple Choice

The home currency approach:

• A)discounts all of a project's foreign cash flows using the current spot rate.
• B)employs uncovered interest parity to project future exchange rates.
• C)computes the net present value (NPV) of a project in the foreign currency and then converts that NPV into U.S. dollars.
• D)utilizes the international Fisher effect to compute the NPV of foreign cash flows in the foreign currency.
• E)utilizes the international Fisher effect to compute the relevant exchange rates needed to compute the NPV of foreign cash flows in U.S. dollars.

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Definitions:

M2

A measure of the money supply that includes cash, checking deposits, and easily convertible near money.

Monetary Policy

The method used by a country's monetary authority to regulate the amount of money in circulation, typically aiming at a specific inflation or interest rate to promote economic stability and expansion.

Lender Of Last Resort

An institution, typically a country's central bank, that offers loans to banks or other financial institutions that are experiencing financial difficulty or are considered highly risky.

Open-Market Purchase

The buying of government securities by the central bank from the market to increase the money supply and decrease the interest rate.