Grupo Modelo, a brewery out of Mexico that exports such well-known varieties as Corona, Modelo and Pacifico,

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Grupo Modelo, a brewery out of Mexico that exports such well-known varieties as Corona, Modelo and Pacifico, is Mexican by incorporation. However, the company evaluates all business results, including financing costs, in U.S. dollars. The company needs to borrow $10,000,000 or the foreign currency equivalent for four years. For all issues, interest is payable once per year, at the end of the year. Available alternatives are:

a. Sell Japanese yen bonds at par yielding 3% per annum. The current exchange rate is ¥106/$, and the yen is expected to strengthen against the dollar by 2% per annum.

b. Sell euro-denominated bonds at par yielding 7% per annum. The current exchange rate is $1.1960/€, and the euro is expected to weaken against the dollar by 2% per annum.

c. Sell U.S. dollar bonds at par yielding 5% per annum.

Which course of action do you recommend Grupo Modelo take and why?

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Multinational Business Finance

ISBN: 978-0133879872

14th edition

Authors: David K. Eiteman, Arthur I. Stonehill, Michael H. Moffett

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