Americo's Earnings and the Fall of the Dollar. Americo is a U.S.-based multinational manufacturing firm with wholly-owned subsidiaries in Brazil, Germany, and China, in addition to domestic operations in the United States. Americo is traded on the NASDAQ. Americo currently has

660,000

shares outstanding. The basic operating characteristics of the various business units is as follows:(Click on

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Business Performance (000s)	U.S. Parent (US$)	Brazilian Subsidiary (R$)	German Subsidiary ()	Chinese Subsidiary ()
Earnings before taxes (EBT)	$4,440	R$6,300	4,490	2,540
Corporate income tax rate	35%	25%	40%	30%
Average exchange rate for the period		R$1.8479/$	0.662/$	7.6752/$

Americo must pay corporate income tax in each country in which it currently has operations.

a. After deducting taxes in each country, what are Americo's consolidated earnings and consolidated earnings per share in U.S. dollars?

The dollar has experienced significant swings in value against most of the world's currencies in recent years.

b. What would be the impact on Americo's consolidated EPS if all foreign currencies were to appreciate

20%

against the U.S. dollar?c. What would be the impact on Americo's consolidated EPS if all foreign currencies were to depreciate

20%

against the U.S. dollar?

a. After deducting taxes in each country, what are Americo's consolidated earnings and consolidated earnings per share in U.S. dollars?

Calculate the business performance per country below:(Round to two decimal places. Round exchange rates to four decimal places.)

		U.S. Parent
Business Performance (000s)		Company
Earnings before taxes (local currency)	$
Less corporate income taxes	$
Net profits of individual subsidiary	$
Avg exchange rate for the period (fc/$)
Net profits of individual subsidiary	$