FIN 370 Week 5 Team Assignment Precision Machines Part 2
( Cash Budget and Strategic Analysis)
c. Is the U. S. dollar selling at a premium or a discount relative to the Canadian dollar? d. Which currency is expected to appreciate in value? e. Which country do you think has higher interest rates— the United States or Canada? Explain.
7. Interest Rates and Arbitrage [ LO2 ] The treasurer of a major U. S. firm has $ 30 million to invest for three months. The interest rate in the United States is. 31 percent per month. The interest rate in Great Britain is. 34 percent per month. The spot exchange rate is £. 573, and the three-month forward rate is £. 575. Ignoring transaction costs, in which country would the treasurer want to invest the company’ s funds? Why?
Ch. 26: Questions 1 & 2( Questions and Problems section): 1. Calculating Synergy [ LO3 ] Pearl, Inc., has offered $ 357 million cash for all of the common stock in Jam Corporation. Based on recent market information, Jam is worth $ 319 million as an independent operation. If the merger makes economic sense for Pearl, what is the minimum estimated value of the synergistic benefits from the merger?
2. Balance Sheets for Mergers [ LO2 ] Consider the following premerger information about Firm X and Firm Y:
Assume that Firm X acquires Firm Y by paying cash for all the shares outstanding at a merger premium of $ 6 per share. Assuming that neither firm has any debt before or after the merger, construct the postmerger balance sheet for Firm X assuming the use of purchase accounting.
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FIN 370 Week 5 Team Assignment Precision Machines Part 2
( Cash Budget and Strategic Analysis)
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