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International Marketing Incident A: India Currency Devaluation A conflict has broken out between India and Pakistan over rising tensions in the Kashmir region. Because of the instability, many investors are moving their money into more stable currencies. This capital flight has caused the Indian Rupee to drop on foreign exchange markets. To further complicate matters, the government of India has been borrowing heavily to finance a possible escalation into war. Your group is currently operating in India. As a result of the war, AllStar management is concerned to what extent the Rupee will be devalued. They want to examine two scenarios where the currency drops 15% and 25%. Currently the exchange rate is 46.05 Rupees to Dollars (see Exhibit 1). How would the devaluation of the Rupee affect your contribution in the home currency (\$)? How much more sales revenue would be needed in India to maintain your current contribution? Contribution after Marketing in India for the period was 22\% of sales (see Exhibit 2). Your goal is to maintain this percentage. Exhibit 1: Exchange Rates Exhibit 2: India Contribution after Morketing