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Assignment: Discussion-Risk and Hedging
When operating internationally, companies incur a number of risks. Not only do they have to deal with their competitors, companies also must account for swings in demand and supply, as well as changes in interest rates and exchange rates. Therefore, hedging techniques are a vital tool for global companies.
Using the Internet, locate an annual report for a multinational corporation (e.g., Coca-Cola, IBM, Microsoft, BP, etc.). Using the selected corporation's annual report, analyze information about hedging and transaction exposure, economic exposure, and translation exposure.
Analyze the company's hedging behavior. In a brief essay, 2-4 paragraphs in length, answer the following questions: Why is that company hedging? Against which exchange rate risks does it hedge?
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Containing the title of the assignment
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Evaluate the proposal using discounted cash flow
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Find the total conductance and resistance
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What do you think are strengths to a large-scale expansion
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Analyze the company hedging behavior
: Analyze the company's hedging behavior. In a brief essay, 2-4 paragraphs in length, answer the following questions: Why is that company hedging? Against which exchange rate risks does it hedge
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What challenges does wal-mart currently face
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Create a community of people committed
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Current advantages of the database you created
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Decision-making process
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