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 644,000 shares outstanding. The basic operating characteristics of the various business units are as follows: (only need a B and C)

Chinese Subsidiary Business Performance (000s) Earnings before taxes (EBT) Corporate income tax rate Average exchange rate for the period U.S. Parent (US$) $4,450 21% Brazilian Subsidiary (R$) R$6,210 25% R$1.7065/$ German Subsidiary () 4,570 40% 0.6355/$ Y2,600 30% 7.6924/$ 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 21% against the U.S. dollar? c. What would be the impact on Americo's consolidated EPS if all foreign currencies were to depreciate 21% against the U.S. dollar