9. International capital budgeting Aa Aa One of the important components of multinational capital budgeting is to analyze the cash flows generated from subsidiary companies Foreign governments have certain motivations to restrict the repatriation of earnings of multinational firms to the parent company. This implies that not all earnings and profits generated at the subsidiary can be used by the parent company to pay dividends or to reinvest. Thus, from the perspective of the parent company, the relevant cash flows for the parent company in the foreign investment analysis are the cash flows that: O The foreign government repatriates The subsidiary sends back to the parent company O The subsidiary firm pays to the foreign government as taxes Consider this case: Sebrele Enterprises Inc. is a U.S. firm evaluating a project in Australia. You have the following information about the project The project requires an investment of AU$1,340,000 today and is expected to generate cash flows of AU$1,200,000 at the end of each of the next two years. . The current exchange rate of the U.S. dollar against the Australian dollar is $0.7795 per Australian dollar (AUS) The one-year forward exchange rate is $0.8088 AU$, and the two-year forward exchange rate is $0.8234/ AU$ The firm's weighted average cost of capital (WACC) is 8.5%, and the project is of average risk. What is the dollar-denominated net present value (NPV) of this project? $654,859 O $861,656 O $689,325 O $620,393 When companies evaluate project investment in foreign nations, they also have to consider the additional risk that foreign projects are exposed to compared to domestic projects, such as exchange rate risk and political risk. Expropriation is one such risk where the government of a country takes away a private business from its owners without appropriately compensating the owners Which of the following actions should companies take to prevent expropriation? Check all that apply Block the amount of cash flow coming from the subsidiary firm to the parent company structure the operations of the subsidiary such that the subsidiary derives much of its value only via its relationship or integration with the parent company Partner with local companies to get access to local financing Use transfer pricing to buy raw materials from the parent company at the lowest possible price to minimize the profits the parent company can make