πŸ“Š International Financial Management
Q. Countertrade represents foreign trade:
  • (A) restrictions imposed by the government on imports from another country.
  • (B) restrictions imposed by the government on exports sent from the country.
  • (C) transactions that force the sales of goods of one country to be linked to the purchase or exchange of goods from the country.
  • (D) financing provided to an exporter in exchange for goods provided to the creditor by the exporter.
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (C) transactions that force the sales of goods of one country to be linked to the purchase or exchange of goods from the country.
πŸ“Š International Financial Management
Q. A bill of exchange requesting the bank to pay the face amount upon presentation of documents is a:
  • (A) banker's acceptance.
  • (B) time draft.
  • (C) letter of credit.
  • (D) sight draft.
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (D) sight draft.
πŸ“Š International Financial Management
Q. With _______, the exporter ships the goods to the importer while still retaining actual title to the merchandise.
  • (A) a letter of credit arrangement
  • (B) an open account arrangement
  • (C) a draft arrangement
  • (D) a consignment arrangement
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (D) a consignment arrangement
πŸ“Š International Financial Management
Q. A ________ provides a summary of freight charges and conveys title to the merchandise.
  • (A) letter of credit
  • (B) banker's acceptance
  • (C) bill of lading
  • (D) bill of exchange
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (C) bill of lading
πŸ“Š International Financial Management
Q. Consider an exporter that is willing to send goods to the importer without a guaranteed payment by the bank. The bank provides a loan to the exporter that is backed by the value of the exported goods. This reflects:.
  • (A) accounts receivable financing.
  • (B) forfaiting.
  • (C) factoring.
  • (D) a letter of credit.
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (A) accounts receivable financing.
πŸ“Š International Financial Management
Q. Consider an exporter that sells its accounts receivables off to another firm that becomes responsible for obtaining cash from the various importers. This reflects:
  • (A) accounts receivable financing.
  • (B) consignment.
  • (C) factoring.
  • (D) a letter of credit.
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (C) factoring.
πŸ“Š International Financial Management
Q. When economic conditions of two countries are ________, then a firm would _______ its risk by operating in both countries instead of concentrating just in one.
  • (A) highly correlated; reduce
  • (B) not highly correlated; reduce
  • (C) not highly correlated; not reduce
  • (D) none of the above
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (C) not highly correlated; not reduce
πŸ“Š International Financial Management
Q. To enter markets where superior profits are possible, an MNC should:
  • (A) acquire a competitor that has controlled its local market.
  • (B) establish a subsidiary or acquire a competitor in a new market.
  • (C) establish a subsidiary in a market where tougher trade restriction will adversely affect the firm's export volume.
  • (D) establish subsidiaries in markets whose business cycles differ from those where existing subsidiaries are based.
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (A) acquire a competitor that has controlled its local market.
πŸ“Š International Financial Management
Q. When a firm perceives that a foreign currency is ________, the firm may attempt direct foreign investment in that country, as the initial outlay should be relatively _______.
  • (A) overvalued; high
  • (B) overvalued; low
  • (C) undervalued; high
  • (D) undervalued; low
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (D) undervalued; low
πŸ“Š International Financial Management
Q. Which of the following is not true regarding host government attitudes towards foreign direct investment (FDI)?
  • (A) Host governments may offer incentives to MNCs in the form of subsidies in certain circumstances.
  • (B) Host governments generally perceive FDI as a remedy to eliminate a country's political problems.
  • (C) The ability of a host government to attract FDI is dependent on the country's markets and resources.
  • (D) Some types of FDI will be more attractive to some governments than to others.
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (B) Host governments generally perceive FDI as a remedy to eliminate a country's political problems.