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Berlin Aerospace Company is a multinational company with its headquarter in Germany and has 4 subsidiaries A, B, C, and D that are all located in Eurozone. It is the end of the company's financial year and all the subsidiaries must settle their accounts with each other. The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the company has asked for your help to reduce the company's foreign exchange exposure and transaction cost.
You are given the following information:
i. Subsidiary A must pay €8 million to subsidiary B.
ii. Subsidiary B must pay €2 million to subsidiary D.
iii. Subsidiary D must pay €4 million to subsidiary C.
iv. Subsidiary C must pay €7 million to subsidiary A.
v. Subsidiary A must pay €3 million to subsidiary D.
vi. Subsidiary B must pay €6 million to subsidiary C.
vii. The commission for every €1,000,000 transaction is €10,000.
Problem a. Calculate how much would be the initial transaction commission if there is no reduction in number and volume of the transactions.
Problem b. By using tables or graphs show (and discuss) how much you can reduce the company's foreign exchange exposure.Please explain your working and solution.
Problem c. How much the company would save on transaction commissions based on your answer in part (b) of this question.