Trident, which is US based company, has many subsidiaries in different countries, such as England, Germany, China etc. Trident Germany, which is one of the foreign subsidiaries of Trident Parent Company, manufactures in Germany, sells domestically and exports and all sales are invoiced in euro. Trident Germany will be affected by the unexpected change in the value of US dollar and euro, the currency of the economic consequence for the German subsidiary. Trident Germanys baseline assumptions are given as:

Suppose that on January, 1, 2015, before any commercial activity begins, the euro unexpectedly depreciates from $1.20/ to $1.12/. To illustrate the effect of different scenarios on the Trident Germanys operating exposure, consider two cases;

Case 1: Depreciation, no change in any variable - The euro unexpectedly depreciates from $1.20/ to $1.12/. There is no change in Net Working Capital.

Case 2: Increase in sales volume, other variables remain constant Assume that the depreciation of the euro will result in the sales increase by 40%, to 1,400,000. There is an increase of 203,397 in Net Working Capital.

1. Calculate the present value of the operating cash flows for Case 1.
2. Calculate the present value of the operating cash flows for Case 2.
3. Summarize the impact of the depreciation of the euro in the Trident Germanys present value.

(Hint: To calculate the present value of the operating cash flows, you are required to use the income statement table shown in the following and then calculate the operating cash flow formula, given in the following. If you want, you can fulfill the following table:

(dont make on excel make solution shoul be part by part)

Sales volume (units) Sales price per unit Direct cost per unit German tax rate Cash operating expenses (fixed) Depreciation WACC 2015 1,000,000 12.80 9.60 29.5% 890,000 600,000 10 % 2016 1,000,000 12.80 9.60 29.5% 890,000 600,000 10%