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©2012byMcGraw-HillEducation.Thisisproprietarymaterialsolelyforauthorizedinstructoruse.Notauthorizedforsaleordistributioninanymanner.Thisdocumentmaynotbecopied,scanned,duplicated,forwarded,distributed,orpostedonawebsite,inwholeorpart.CHAPTER1GLOBALIZATIONANDTHEMULTINATIONALFIRMANSWERS&SOLUTIONSTOEND-OF-CHAPTERQUESTIONSANDPROBLEMSQUESTIONS1.Whyisitimportanttostudyinternationalfinancialmanagement?Answer:Wearenowlivinginaworldwhereallthemajoreconomicfunctions,i.e.,consumption,production,andinvestment,arehighlyglobalized.Itisthusessentialforfinancialmanagerstofullyunderstandvitalinternationaldimensionsoffinancialmanagement.Thisglobalshiftisinmarkedcontrasttoasituationthatexistedwhentheauthorsofthisbookwerelearningfinancesometwentyyearsago.Atthattime,mostprofessorscustomarily(andsafely,tosomeextent)ignoredinternationalaspectsoffinance.Thismodeofoperationhasbecomeuntenablesincethen.Howisinternationalfinancialmanagementdifferentfromdomesticfinancialmanagement?Answer:Therearethreemajordimensionsthatsetapartinternationalfinancefromdomesticfinance.Theyare:1.foreignexchangeandpoliticalrisks,2.marketimperfections,and3.expandedopportunityset.3.Discussthemajortrendsthathaveprevailedininternationalbusinessduringthelasttwodecades.Answer:The1990sbroughtarapidintegrationofinternationalcapitalandfinancialmarkets.Impetusforglobalizedfinancialmarketsinitiallycamefromthegovernmentsofmajorcountriesthathadbeguntoderegulatetheirforeignexchangeandcapitalmarkets.Theeconomicintegrationandglobalizationthatbeganintheeightiesispickingupspeedinthe1990sviaprivatization.Privatizationistheprocessbywhichacountrydivestsitselfoftheownershipandoperationofabusinessventurebyturningitovertothefreemarketsystem.Tradeliberalizationandeconomicintegrationcontinuedtoproceedatboththeregionalandgloballevels.InEurope,manyEUmembercountrieshaveadoptedthecommoncurrency,euro,thathasbecomethesecondglobalcurrencyaftertheU.S.dollar.4.Howisacountry’seconomicwell-beingenhancedthroughfreeinternation