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ASSIGNMENT
DRIVE FALL 2015
PROGRAM MBADS – (SEM 4/SEM 6) / MBAN2 / MBAFLEX – (SEM 4) /
PGDFMN – (SEM 2)
SUBJECT CODE & NAME IB0010 & INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
SEMESTER 4
BK ID B1759
CREDITS 4
MARKS 60
Note: Answer all questions. Kindly note that answers for 10 marks questions should be
approximately of 400 words. Each question is followed by evaluation scheme
1. Discuss the goals of international financial management
Answer: All businessesaimtomaximize theirprofits,minimizetheirexpensesandmaximize their
marketshare.Here is a lookat each of these goals.
Maximize ProfitsA company'smostimportantgoal is tomake moneyandkeepit.Profit-margin
ratiosare one way tomeasure howmuch moneyacompanysqueezesfromitstotal revenue ortotal
sales.
There are three keyprofit-marginratios:grossprofitmargin,operatingprofitmarginandnetprofit
margin.
1. GrossProfit Margin
The gross profitmargin tellsusthe profita companymakesonits cost of salesor cost of goods sold.
In otherwords,itindicateshowefficientlymanagementuseslaborandsuppliesinthe production
process.
GrossProfit Margin = (Sales - Cost of GoodsSold)/Sales
2 The key component of the financial system is the money market that acts as a fulcrum of
monetary operations.
Write down the important points under each category mentioned below.

2. a) Functions performed by money market
Answer : There are two types of financial markets viz., the money market and the capital market.
The money market in that part of a financial market which deals in the borrowing and lending of
short term loans generally for a period of less than or equal to 365 days. It is a mechanism to clear
short term monetary transactions in an economy.
Money market is an important part of the
b) International interest rates
Answer:In many industrial countriesthe domesticimpactof interestrate developments abroad has
become anincreasinglysensitive question. Outside the United States the issue has centred on the
possible influenceof highorrisinginterestratesona still fragile economic recovery. When inflation
expectationsare unknown,interestrate levelsare,of course,difficulttointerpret,andpartlyforthis
reason interest rates have come to play a smaller role as explicit objectives of monetary policy. In
some - though not all - countries nominal interest rates are nevertheless felt to be uncomfortably
high in relation to rates of inflation. Moreover,
c) Standardized Global Market regulations.
Answer:The financial crisisof 2007 revealed fundamental weaknesses in the structure of financial
regulation. In response, policymakers and regulators have embarked on an ambitious regulatory
reformagendathat aimsto achieve asmuchglobal co-ordinationandconsistencybetween regional
reform efforts as possible.
How successful attempts at
3 Thousands of years back the concept of bartering between parties was prevalent, when the
concept of money had not evolved. Explain counter trade with examples
Answer : Trading between nations has been happening since time began. In ancient time nations
tradedsilk,spices,clothandanimalsof all kinds.Todaynationtrade fooditems,defense equipment,
metals, electronics etc. The products might have changed but the basic concept is still the same as
the underlining need which brings together two nations in a trade relationship still exists.
One such method of trading between nations is
4 There are different techniques of exposure management. One is the Managing Transaction
Exposure and the other one is the managing operating exposure So you have to explain on both
Managing Transaction Exposure and Managing Operating Exposure.
Answer : ‘Transaction Exposure’ is a risk which is faced by the organizations which are involved in
international trade especiallywhentheyenterintothe financial obligations. The risk which is faced
by the companies is about the changes occurring in the currency exchange rates after they have
entered into trade obligations in the international market. Many companies which face such a
situation adopt hedging strategy which

3. 5 Every firm is going on concern, whether domestic or MNC. Explain the techniques of capital
budgeting and the steps to determine cash flows.
Answer : Capital investments are long-term investments in which the assets involved have useful
lives of multiple years. For example, constructing a new production facility and investing in
machineryandequipmentare capital investments. Capital budgeting is a method of estimating the
financial viability of a capital investment over the life of the investment.
6 Write short note on:
American Depository Receipts(ADR)
Answer : An American Depository Receipt, or ADR, is a security issued by a U.S. depository bank to
domestic buyers as a substitute for direct ownership of stock in foreign companies. An ADR can
representone ormore shares,or a fractionof a share,of a non-U.S.company. Individual shares of a
foreign corporation represented by an ADR are called American Depositary Shares (ADSs).
Global Depository Receipts(GDR)
Answer:Global Depositary Receipts (GDRs) are negotiable certificates issued by depositary banks
whichrepresentownershipof agivennumber of a company’sshareswhich can be listed and traded
independentlyfromthe underlyingshares.Theseinstrumentsare typically used by companies from
emerging markets and marketed to professional investors only.
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