Question: Please help me! Thank you. We have learned how multinational firms and international businesses are affected by the fluctuation of the exchange rate, e.g. Abbott

Please help me! Thank you.

  1. We have learned how multinational firms and international businesses are affected by the fluctuation of the exchange rate, e.g. Abbott Laboratories. Please find another U.S. multinational firm and show how it is affected exchange rate risk. Please provide data resources for your analysis.
  2. Assume the following information regarding U.S. and European

annualized interest rates:

Lending Rate Borrowing Rate

U.S. dollar 6.73% 7.20%

Euro 6.80% 7.28%

Trensor Bank can borrow either $20 million or 20 million. The current spot rate of the euro is $1.13. Furthermore, Trensor Bank expects the spot rate of the euro to be $1.10 in 90 days. What is Trensor Bank's dollar profit from speculating if the spot rate of the euro is indeed $1.10 in 90 days?

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