Deck 1: Current Multinational Challenges and the Global Economy

Question 1

MNEs look to exploit ________ in national markets for products,factors of production,and/or financial assets.

A)imperfections
B)perfect capital markets
C)corrupt governments
D)none of the above

Answer 1

imperfections

Question 2

Comparative advantage shifts over time as less developed countries become more developed and realize their latent opportunities.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Refer to Table 1.1.If each country specializes in their production with Austria producing only digital cameras and Russia producing only snowboards,at a trading rate of three snowboards per digital camera,how many cameras and snowboards will be available to be consumed in Russia if they trade 9,000 snowboards to Austria?

A)9,000 snowboards and 5,000 digital cameras
B)3,000 snowboards and 3,000 digital cameras
C)3,000 snowboards and 9,000 digital cameras
D)There is not enough information to answer this question.

Answer 3

3,000 snowboards and 9,000 digital cameras

Question 4

Of the following,which would NOT be considered a way that government interferes with comparative advantage?

A)tariffs
B)managerial skills
C)quotas
D)other non-tariff restrictions

Question 5

The Eurocurrency loan market is characterized by narrow interest rate spreads between deposit and loan rates.This is due in part to which of the following factors?

A)The Eurocurrency market is a "wholesale" market..
B)Loan amounts are very large, often in excess of $500,000.
C)Eurocurrency borrowers are typically large, low-risk corporations or government entities.
D)All of the above are legitimate reasons for the narrow spread in the Eurocurrency market.

Question 6

TABLE 1.1
Use the information in the table to answer the following question(s).

Refer to Table 1.1.Austria has a larger relative advantage over Russia in the production of ________ at a ratio of ________.

A)snowboards; 5 to 4
B)cameras; 8 to 3
C)snowboards; 8 to 3
D)cameras; 3 to 8

Question 7

Which of these issues must be addressed by domestic financial managers but may be ignored by international financial managers?

A)capital budgeting decisions
B)capital structure decisions
C)working capital management decisions
D)All of the above must also be addressed by international financial managers.

Question 8

According to the authors,which of the following groups or securities are at the "heart" to the global capital markets?

A)debt securities issued by governments
B)bank loans and corporate bons
C)equity securities
D)derivative securities

Question 9

TABLE 1.1
Use the information in the table to answer the following question(s).

Refer to Table 1.1.A production unit in Austria has a/an ________ over a production unit in Russia in ________.

A)absolute disadvantage; digital cameras
B)absolute disadvantage; snowboards
C)absolute advantage; both cameras and snowboards
D)none of the above

Question 10

Which of the following firms are NOT considered to be multinational enterprises (MNEs)even if they have operations in more than one country?

A)for-profit companies
B)not-for-profit organizations
C)non-government organizations (NGOs)
D)all of the above may be considered MNEs

Question 11

TABLE 1.1
Use the information in the table to answer the following question(s).

Refer to Table 1.1.If trade takes place at Brazil's domestic price,________ snowboards will be required to obtain 1 digital camera.

A)4
B)2 and 2/3
C)1.25
D)0.25

Question 12

Although the world is a long way from the classical trade model,the general principle of comparative advantage is still valid.

Question 13

"BRIC" is a term coined in 2001 to refer to a group of countries at about the same stage of advanced economic development.The BRIC countries are ________.

A)Belgium, Romania, Italy, and Canada
B)Brazil, Russia, India, and China
C)Britain, Romania, Israel, and Colombia
D)Brazil, Russia, Italy, and Chile

Question 14

Which of these factors may differ for management of a domestic firm vs an international firm?

A)culture
B)corporate governance
C)political risk
D)All of the above may differ.

Question 15

The theory that suggests specialization by country can increase worldwide production is ________.

A)the theory of comparative advantage
B)the theory of foreign direct investment
C)the international Fisher effect
D)the theory of working capital management

Question 16

Domestic currencies of one country on deposit in a second country are called ________.

A)export deposits
B)eurocurrencies
C)import deposits
D)forocurrencies

Question 17

TABLE 1.1
Use the information in the table to answer the following question(s).

Refer to Table 1.1.If each country specializes in their production with Austria producing only digital cameras and Russia producing only snowboards,at a trading rate of three snowboards per digital camera,how many cameras and snowboards will be available to be consumed in Austria if they trade 3,000 cameras to Russia?

A)9,000 snowboards and 5,000 digital cameras
B)3,000 snowboards and 3,000 digital cameras
C)3,000 snowboards and 9,000 digital cameras
D)There is not enough information to answer this question.

Question 18

Eurocurrency deposits are an efficient and convenient money market device for holding excess corporate liquidity.

Question 19

TABLE 1.1
Use the information in the table to answer the following question(s).

Refer to Table 1.1.Assume no trade between Russia and Austria.If each country put 50% of their production units into each product,the total number of snowboards and digital cameras produced by the two countries combined are ________ and ________.

A)15,000 snowboards; 3,000 digital cameras
B)6,000 snowboards; 4,000 digital cameras
C)2,750 digital cameras; 6,750 snowboards
D)15,000 digital cameras; 1,000 snowboards

Question 20

________ are the largest markets in the world.

A)United States equity markets
B)European debt markets
C)Global currency markets
D)Chinese export markets

Question 21

There are no essay questions in this section.
1.4 Market Imperfections: A Rationale for the Existence of the Multinational Firm

Question 22

Typically,a firm in its domestic stage of globalization has all financial transactions in its domestic currency.

Question 23

List and explain three strategic motives why firms become multinationals and give an example of each.

Question 24

Of the following,which was NOT mentioned by the authors as an increase in the demands of financial management services due to increased globalization by the firm?

A)evaluation of the credit quality of foreign buyers and sellers
B)foreign consumer method of payment preferences
C)credit risk management
D)evaluation of foreign exchange risk

Question 25

Once established abroad,large MNEs internal information networks typically fail to help implement market opportunities compared to their purely domestic counterparts.

Question 26

Despite the underlying advantages of the Theory of Comparative Advantage,countries do not appear to specialize in producing only those goods and services that could most efficiently be produced domestically.Provide at least three reasons why governments interfere with comparative advantage and the techniques they may use to enforce their objectives..

Question 27

The global financial marketplace consists of assets,institutions,and linkages.Explain how these factors come together to form the marketplace we know today.

Question 28

The phase of the globalization process characterized by imports from foreign suppliers and exports to foreign buyers is called the

A)domestic phase.
B)multinational phase.
C)international trade phase.
D)import-export banking phase.

Question 29

The authors describe the multinational phase of globalization for a firm as one characterized by the

A)ownership of assets and enterprises in foreign countries.
B)potential for international competitors or suppliers even though all accounts are with domestic firms and are denominated in dollars.
C)imports from foreign suppliers and exports to foreign buyers.
D)requirement that all employees be multilingual.

Question 30

The twin agency problems limiting financial globalization are caused by these two groups acting in their own self-interests rather than the interests of the firm.

A)rulers of sovereign states and unsavory customs officials
B)corporate insiders and attorneys
C)corporate insiders and rulers of sovereign states
D)attorneys and unsavory customs officials

Question 31

A firm in the International Trade Phase of Globalization

A)makes all foreign payments in foreign currency units and all foreign receipts in domestic currency units.
B)receives all foreign receipts in foreign currency units and makes all foreign payments in domestic currency units.
C)bears direct foreign exchange risk.
D)none of the above.

Question 32

The exposure to foreign exchange risk known as Translation Exposure may be defined as

A)changes in reported owners' equity in consolidated financial statements caused by a change in exchange rates.
B)the impact of settling outstanding obligations entered into before change in exchange rates but to be settled after change in exchange rates.
C)the change in expected future cash flows arising from an unexpected change in exchange rates.
D)all of the above.

Question 33

Large international firms may be better able to exploit such competitive factors as ________ than are their domestic competitors.

A)economies of scale
B)technological expertise
C)product differentiation
D)all of the above