This document provides information about an assignment for an MBA course on International Financial Management. It lists 6 questions related to goals of international financial management, functions of the money market, countertrade examples, managing transaction and operating exposures, capital budgeting techniques, and American Depository Receipts and portfolios. Students are to answer each question in 300-400 words for a total of 60 marks. The assignment can be purchased from the listed email or phone number for Rs. 125 per question.

1. Winter-2015
Get solved assignments at nominal price of Rs.125 each.
Mail us at: subjects4u@gmail.com or contact at
09882243490
Master of Business Administration- MBA Semester 4
MF0015-International Financial Management
(Book ID: B1759)
Assignment (60 Marks)
Note: Answer all questions must be written within 300 to 400 words each. Each Question carries 10
marks 6 X 10=60
Q1. Discuss the goals of international financial management.
Answer. International Financial Management is a well known term in today’s world and it is also known as
international finance. It means financial management in an international business environment. It is
different because of different currency of different countries, dissimilar political situations, imperfect
markets, diversified opportunity sets. A business organization is organic in nature, and its successful
growth depends on the financial efficiencies of operations and strategies. Therefore, the primary goals of
Q2. The key component of the financial system is the money market that acts as a fulcrum of monetary
operations.
Write down the important points undereach category mentioned below.
a) Functions performed by money market
b) International interest rates
c) Standardized Global Market regulations.
Answer. a) Functions performed by money market
1. To maintain monetary equilibrium. It means to keep a balance between the demand for and supply of
money for short term monetary transactions.
Q3. Thousands of years back the concept of bartering between parties was prevalent, when the concept
of money had not evolved. Explain on countertrade with examples.

2. Answer. Trading between nations has been happening since time began. In ancient time nations traded
silk, spices, cloth and animals of all kinds. Today nation trade food items, 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 called counter trade.
Q4. 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 toexplain on both Managing
Transaction Exposure and Managing Operating Exposure.
Answer. Transaction Exposure
The risk, faced by companies involved in international trade, those currency exchange rates will change
after the companies have already entered into financial obligations. Such exposure to fluctuating exchange
rates can lead to major losses for firms.
Q5. Every firm is going on concern, whetherdomestic 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 machinery and
equipment are capital investments. Capital budgeting is a method of estimating the financial viability of a
capital investment over the life of the investment.
Q6. Write short note on:
a. American Depository Receipts (ADR)
b. Portfolio
Answer. a. American Depository Receipts (ADR)
An American depositary receipt (ADR and sometimes spelled depository) is a negotiable security that
represents securities of a non-U.S. company that trades in the U.S. financial markets.
Shares of many non-U.S. companies trade on U.S. stock exchanges through ADRs, which are denominated
and pay dividends in U.S. dollars and may be traded like regular shares of stock. ADRs are also traded
during U.S. trading hours, through U.S. broker-dealers. They simplify investing in foreign securities by

3. Winter-2015
Get solved assignments at nominal price of Rs.125 each.
Mail us at: subjects4u@gmail.com or contact at
09882243490