Assume a major political crisis racks Brazil, first affecting the value of the Brazilian reais and, subsequently, inducing an economic recession within the country. What would be the impact on Americo's consolidated EPS if, in addition to the fall in the value of the reais to R$3.00/$, earnings before taxes in Brazil fell as a result of the recession to R$5,8000,000?
Americo is a U.S.-based multinational manufacturing firm, with wholly owned subsidiaries in Brazil, Germany, and China, in addition to domestic operations in the United States. Americo is traded on the NASDAQ. Americo currently has 650,000 shares outstanding. The basic operating characteristics of the various business units are as follows:

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U.S. Parent Brazilian Ge Chinese Company Subsidiary Subsidiary Subsidiary (vuan, Y) (reais, RS) (euros, Business Performance (000s, local currency) (USS Earnings before taxes (EBT) Corporate income tax rate Average exchange rate for the period 4,500 Y2,500 40% $4,500 RS6,250 3000 25% R$1.80 S 0.7018/S Y7.750/S 3590