Explain the importance of managing short-term foreign exchange risks as a requirement for decision making using global information systems (GIS)


A mix of free-floating (no government intervention), managed-floating, and fixed-exchange rates characterizes today's international monetary system. Currency rates can change daily, so management must minimize the impact of currency fluctuations in countries where the parent company and the subsidiaries are located. To manage foreign exchange risks, many companies have developed expert systems and decision support systems.

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A. Decrease total assets and stockholders' equity by $101.00. B. Increase total assets and stockholders' equity by $55.50. C. Have no effect on total assets or stockholders' equity. D. Decrease total assets and stockholders' equity by $79.00.

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The difference between the interest rate that a bank charges on its loans and the interest rate that the banks pay their depositors is known as the

A) percent spread. B) arbitrage opportunity. C) bid-ask spread. D) covered interest arbitrage opportunity.

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