Campbell Company has a subsidiary located in Jamaica. The subsidiary has generated losses for the last five years and is expected to generate losses for the next ten years. Campbell is reluctant to divest of this subsidiary, however. Given this information, Campbell would ____ from a(n) ____ of the Jamaican dollar.

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Campbell would benefit from a depreciation of the Jamaican dollar as it would reduce the cost of maintaining the loss-making subsidiary. However, Campbell would not benefit from an appreciation of the Jamaican dollar as it would increase the cost of maintaining the subsidiary.

Campbell Company Has a Subsidiary Located in Jamaica