Consider Franco Co, the parent of a US-based multinational corporation (MNC) that uses forecasted exchange rates to assist with various business functions.

Suppose that Franco Co is considering issuing bonds to raise funds. The company is considering denominating those bonds in Japanese Yen. Franco Co uses the forecasted value of the yen to make this decision.

This is an example of using exchange rate forecasting to assist with _______ (Options: Financing in foreign currency, short-term investment, hedging, earning assessment, capital budgeting) decisions, with the goal of improving the value of the MNC via influencing the _______. (Options: cost of capital, these cost of capital, dollar value of foreign cash flows)