Question: Muggers, Inc. , is proposing to construct a new plant for mug production in either Brazil or Italy. The forecasted cash flows from the proposed

Muggers, Inc., is proposing to construct a new plant for mug production in either Brazil or Italy. The forecasted cash flows from the proposed plants over the next four years are as follows:

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

IRR (%)

Brazil (millions of Brazilian reals)

-190

+40

+80

+140

+210

35.924

Italy (millions of euros)

-80

+15

+25

+40

+65

22.246

The following information will be necessary to answer the questions:

  • The spot exchange for Brazilian reals is R$2.3165 / $1
  • The spot exchange for euros is $1.3769 / 1
  • The interest rates in the United States, Brazil and Italy are 0.500%, 7.250% and 1.500%, respectively.
  • Muggers CFO has suggested that, if the cash flows were stated in dollars, a return in excess of 12% would be acceptable.

(a) Assuming interest rate parity holds, calculate the NPV of the Brazilian project in millions of US dollars.

(b) Assuming interest rate parity holds, calculate the NPV of the Italian project in millions of US dollars.

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