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question 46

Multiple Choice

Use the information for the question(s) below.
You are a U.S. investor who is trying to calculate the present value (PV) of £5 million cash inflow that will occur one year in the future. The spot exchange rate is S = $1.8839/£ and the forward rate is F₁ = $1.8862/£. The appropriate dollar discount rate for this cash flow is 5.32% and the appropriate £ discount rate is 5.24%.
-The present value (PV) of the £5 million cash inflow computed by first discounting the £s and then converting into dollars is closest to ________.

• A) $8,961,420
• B) $8,950,495
• C) $8,954,615
• D) $8,943,695

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Definitions:

Compensating Balance

A minimum account balance that a company must maintain as part of an agreement with a lender, often to secure a loan or line of credit.

Cash Balance

The amount of money on hand and available in a company's bank accounts at any given time.

EFT

Electronic Funds Transfer, a system that moves money between accounts electronically.

Bank Reconciliation Process

The act of matching the balances in a company's financial records for a cash account to the corresponding information on a bank statement.