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Chapter 01: Multinational Financial Management: An Overview
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1.

,Chapter 01: Multinational Financial Management: An Overview
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1.The commonly accepted goal of an MNC is to:
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a. maximize short-term earnings. y y


b. maximize shareholder wealth. y y


c. minimize risk. y


d. A and C. y y


e. maximize international sales. y y


ANSWER: b
DIFFICULTY: Easy
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INFM.MADU.15.01.01
y y


NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG.INFM .MADU.15.03
y y y y y y


STATE STANDARDS: y United States - OH - DISC.INFM.MADU.15.02 y y y y y


KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Knowledge y




2. With regard to corporate goals, an MNC is mostly concerned with maximizing
y y y y y y y y y y y y , and a purely domestic firm is
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mostly concerned with maximizing
y y . y y y


a. shareholder wealth; short-term y y


earnings
y


b. shareholder wealth; shareholder wealth y y y


c. short-term earnings; sales volume y y y


d. short-term earnings; shareholder y y


wealth
y



ANSWER: b
DIFFICULTY: Easy
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INFM.MADU.15.01.01
y y


NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG.INFM .MADU.15.03
y y y y y y


STATE STANDARDS: y United States - OH - DISC.INFM.MADU.15.02 y y y y y


KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Knowledge y




3. For an MNC, agency costs are typically:
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a. nonexistent
b. larger than agency costs of a small purely domestic firm.
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c. smaller than agency costs of a small purely domestic
y y y y y y y y


firm.
y


d. the same as agency costs of a small purely domestic firm.
y y y y y y y y y y


ANSWER: b
DIFFICULTY: Easy
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INFM.MADU.15.01.01
y y


NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG.INFM .MADU.15.03
y y y y y y


STATE STANDARDS: y United States - OH - DISC.INFM.MADU.15.02 y y y y y


KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Knowledge y

,Chapter 01: Multinational Financial Management: An Overview
y y y y y y




4. Which of the following could reduce agency problems for an MNC?
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a. stock options as managerial compensation
y y y y


b. hostile takeover threat y y


c. investor monitoring y


d. all of the above are forms of corporate control that could reduce agency problems for an
y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y


MNC.y


ANSWER: d
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INFM.MADU.15.01.01
y y


NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG.INFM .MADU.15.03
y y y y y y


STATE STANDARDS:y United States - OH - DISC.INFM.MADU.15.02 y y y y y


KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Comprehension y




5. The valuation of an MNC should rise when an event causes the expected cash flows from foreign subsidiaries to
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and when the foreign currencies denominating these cash flows are expected
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to
y y .
a. decrease;
appreciat
y


e
b. increase; appreciate y


c. decrease;
depreciat
y


e
d. increase; depreciate y


ANSWER: b
DIFFICULTY: Easy
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INFM.MADU.15.01.04
y y


NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG.INFM .MADU.15.03
y y y y y y


STATE STANDARDS:y United States - OH - DISC.INFM.MADU.15.02 y y y y y


KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Comprehension y




6. Which of the following theories identifies specialization as a reason for international business?
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a. theory of comparative advantage y y y


b. imperfect markets theory y y


c. product cycle theory y y


d. none of the above y y y


ANSWER: a
DIFFICULTY: Easy
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INFM.MADU.15.01.02
y y


NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG.INFM .MADU.15.03
y y y y y y


STATE STANDARDS:y United States - OH - DISC.INFM.MADU.15.02 y y y y y


KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Knowledge y

, Chapter 01: Multinational Financial Management: An Overview
y y y y y y




7. Which of the following theories identifies the nontransferability of resources as a reason for international business?
y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y


a. theory of comparative advantage
y y y


b. imperfect markets theory y y


c. product cycle theory y y


d. none of the above
y y y


ANSWER: b
DIFFICULTY: Easy
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INFM.MADU.15.01.02
y y


NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG.INFM .MADU.15.03
y y y y y y


STATE STANDARDS:
y United States - OH - DISC.INFM.MADU.15.02 y y y y y


KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Knowledge y




8. Which of the following theories suggests that firms seek to penetrate new markets over time?
y y y y y y y y y y y y y y


a. theory of comparative advantage
y y y


b. imperfect markets theory y y


c. product cycle theory y y


d. none of the above
y y y


ANSWER: c
DIFFICULTY: Easy
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INFM.MADU.15.01.02
y y


NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG.INFM .MADU.15.03
y y y y y y


STATE STANDARDS:
y United States - OH - DISC.INFM.MADU.15.02 y y y y y


KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Knowledge y




9. An industry based on which of the following would most likely take advantage of lower costs in some less developed
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foreign countries?
y y


a. assembly line production y y


b. specialized professional services y y


c. nuclear missile programs y y


d. development of more sophisticated computer y y y y


technology
y



ANSWER: a
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INFM.MADU.15.01.02
y y


NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG.INFM .MADU.15.03
y y y y y y


STATE STANDARDS:
y United States - OH - DISC.INFM.MADU.15.02 y y y y y



KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Application y

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