It is the year 2021 and Pork Barrels, Inc., is considering construction of a new barrel plant in Spain. The forecasted cash flows in millions of euros are as follows: C0 C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 –95 +25 +35 +38 +42 +40 The spot exchange rate is $1.35 = €1. The interest rate in the United States is 8%, and the euro interest rate is 6%. You can assume that pork barrel production is effectively risk-free. a-1. Calculate the NPV of the euro cash flows from the project. a-2. What is the NPV in dollars? b. What are the dollar cash flows from the project if the company hedges against exchange rate changes?

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It is the year 2021 and Pork Barrels, Inc., is considering construction of a new barrel plant in Spain. The forecasted cash flows in millions of euros are as follows:

 

C0 C1 C2 C3 C4 C5
–95 +25 +35 +38 +42 +40
 

 

The spot exchange rate is $1.35 = €1. The interest rate in the United States is 8%, and the euro interest rate is 6%. You can assume that pork barrel production is effectively risk-free.

 

  1. a-1. Calculate the NPV of the euro cash flows from the project.

  2. a-2. What is the NPV in dollars?

  3. b. What are the dollar cash flows from the project if the company hedges against exchange rate changes?

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