Americo's EPS Sensitivity to Exchange Rates $($A$).$ 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 $647,000$ shares outstanding. The basic operating characteristics of the various business units is as

follows:$($Click on the $$ icon to import the table into a spreadsheet.$)$

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?

b$.$ Assume a maior political crisis wracks Brazil. first affectina the value of the Brazilian reais and. subseauentlv. inducina an economic recession within the countrv. What would be the imbact

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.$)$