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5. Imogdi Corporation (a U.S-based company) has a wholly-owned subsidiary in Argentina, whose manager is being evaluated on the basis of the variance between actual profit and budgeted profit in U.S. dollars. Relevant information in Argentine pesos (ARS) for the current year is as follows: Current year actual and projected exchange rates between the ARS and the U.S. dollar (USD) are as follows: Required: a. Calculate the total budget variance for the current year using each of the fiv combinations of exchange rates for translating budgeted and actual results shown i Exhibit 10.10 . b. Make a recommendation to Imogdi's corporate management as to which comb nation in item (a) should be used, assuming that the manager of the Argentinia subsidiary does not have the authority to hedge against changes in exchange rates. c. Make a recommendation to Imogdi's corporate management as to which comb nation in item (a) should be used, assuming that the manager of the Argentinia subsidiary has the authority to hedge against unexpected changes in exchange rate