Points: 310
Assignment 2: Foreign Currency Risk

Criteria
Unacceptable

Below 60% F

Meets Minimum Expectations

60-69% D

Fair

70-79% C

Proficient

80-89% B

Exemplary

90-100% A

1. Specify accounting exposure, operating exposure, and transaction exposure. Determine the main financial statement effects of each type of exposure if XYZ, Inc. expands as proposed.

Weight: 15%

Did not submit or incompletely specified accounting exposure, operating exposure, and transaction exposure. Did not submit or incompletely determined the main financial statement effects of each type of exposure if XYZ, Inc. expands as proposed.
Insufficiently specified accounting exposure, operating exposure, and transaction exposure. Insufficiently determined the main financial statement effects of each type of exposure if XYZ, Inc. expands as proposed.
Partially specified accounting exposure, operating exposure, and transaction exposure. Partially determined the main financial statement effects of each type of exposure if XYZ, Inc. expands as proposed.
Satisfactorily specified accounting exposure, operating exposure, and transaction exposure. Satisfactorily determined the main financial statement effects of each type of exposure if XYZ, Inc. expands as proposed.
Thoroughly specified accounting exposure, operating exposure, and transaction exposure. Thoroughly determined the main financial statement effects of each type of exposure if XYZ, Inc. expands as proposed.

2. Determine two (2) types of hedges regarding foreign exchange risk, in general, and recommend the most advantageous risk mitigation strategy for XYZ, Inc. Provide support for your rationale. Note: Refer to Chapter 9 of the textbook for more information on corporate strategies regarding hedging foreign exchange risk.
Weight: 15%
Did not submit or incompletely determined two (2) types of hedges regarding foreign exchange risk in general, did not submit or incompletely recommended the most advantageous risk mitigation strategy for XYZ, Inc. Did not submit or incompletely provided support for your rationale.
Insufficiently determined two (2) types of hedges regarding foreign exchange risk in general, insufficiently recommended the most advantageous risk mitigation strategy for XYZ, Inc. Insufficiently provided support for your rationale.
Partially determined two (2) types of hedges regarding foreign exchange risk in general, partially recommended the most advantageous risk mitigation strategy for XYZ, Inc. Partially provided support for your rationale.
Satisfactorily determined two (2) types of hedges regarding foreign exchange risk in general, satisfactorily recommended the most advantageous risk mitigation strategy for XYZ, Inc. Satisfactorily provided support for your rationale.
Thoroughly determined two (2) types of hedges regarding foreign exchange risk in general, thoroughly recommended the most advantageous risk mitigation strategy for XYZ, Inc. Thoroughly provided support for your rationale.

3. Determine the main accounting assumptions underlying each currently used method (e.g., current rate method and temporal method). Determine the fundamental differences in balance sheet exposure from the application of each method.

Weight: 15%

Did not submit or incompletely determined the main accounting assumptions underlying each currently used method (e.g., current rate method and temporal method). Did not submit or incompletely determined the fundamental differences in balance sheet exposure from the application of each method.
Insufficiently determined the main accounting assumptions underlying each currently used method (e.g., current rate method and temporal method). Insufficiently determined the fundamental differences in balance sheet exposure from the application of each method.
Partially determined the main accounting assumptions underlying each currently used method (e.g., current rate method and temporal method). Partially determined the fundamental differences in balance sheet exposure from the application of each method.
Satisfactorily determined the main accounting assumptions underlying each currently used method (e.g., current rate method and temporal method). Satisfactorily determined the fundamental differences in balance sheet exposure from the application of each method.
Thoroughly determined the main accounting assumptions underlying each currently used method (e.g., current rate method and temporal method). Thoroughly determined the fundamental differences in balance sheet exposure from the application of each method.

4. Suggest the translation method that XYZ, Inc. should use in order to minimize balance sheet exposure. Provide support for you choice.

Weight: 10%

Did not submit or incompletely suggested the translation method that XYZ, Inc. should use in order to minimize balance sheet exposure. Did not submit or incompletely provided support for you choice.
Insufficiently suggested the translation method that XYZ, Inc. should use in order to minimize balance sheet exposure. Insufficiently provided support for you choice.
Partially suggested the translation method that XYZ, Inc. should use in order to minimize balance sheet exposure. Partially provided support for you choice.
Satisfactorily suggested the translation method that XYZ, Inc. should use in order to minimize balance sheet exposure. Satisfactorily provided support for you choice.
Thoroughly suggested the translation method that XYZ, Inc. should use in order to minimize balance sheet exposure. Thoroughly provided support for you choice.

5. Compare the U.S. GAAP approach to the IFRS approach of translating foreign currency financial statements. Determine the main similarities and differences between the two (2) methods of translation. Assuming one (1) of the subsidiaries of XYZ, Inc. is located in a highly inflationary country, determine the appropriate translation method under FASB and provide the theoretical justification for your response.

Weight: 20%

Did not submit or incompletely compared the U.S. GAAP approach to the IFRS approach of translating foreign currency financial statements. Did not submit or incompletely determined the main similarities and differences between the two (2) methods of translation. Did not submit or incompletely determined the appropriate translation method under FASB and did not submit or incompletely provided the theoretical justification for your response.
Insufficiently compared the U.S. GAAP approach to the IFRS approach of translating foreign currency financial statements. Insufficiently determined the main similarities and differences between the two (2) methods of translation. Insufficiently determined the appropriate translation method under FASB and insufficiently provided the theoretical justification for your response.
Partially compared the U.S. GAAP approach to the IFRS approach of translating foreign currency financial statements. Partially determined the main similarities and differences between the two (2) methods of translation. Partially determined the appropriate translation method under FASB and partially provided the theoretical justification for your response.
Satisfactorily compared the U.S. GAAP approach to the IFRS approach of translating foreign currency financial statements. Satisfactorily determined the main similarities and differences between the two (2) methods of translation. Satisfactorily determined the appropriate translation method under FASB and satisfactorily provided the theoretical justification for your response.
Thoroughly compared the U.S. GAAP approach to the IFRS approach of translating foreign currency financial statements. Thoroughly determined the main similarities and differences between the two (2) methods of translation. Thoroughly determined the appropriate translation method under FASB and thoroughly provided the theoretical justification for your response.

6. 2 references

Weight: 5%

No references provided
Does not meet the required number of references; all references poor quality choices.
Does not meet the required number of references; some references poor quality choices.
Meets number of required references; all references high quality choices.
Exceeds number of required references; all references high quality choices.

7. Writing Mechanics, Grammar, and Formatting

Weight: 5%

Serious and persistent errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, or formatting.
Numerous errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
Partially free of errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, or formatting.
Mostly free of errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, or formatting.
Error free or almost error free grammar, spelling, punctuation, or formatting.

8. Appropriate use of APA in-text citations and reference section (if applicable, might not apply to some 100 level courses such as ACC100)

Weight: 5%

Lack of in-text citations and / or lack of reference section.
In-text citations and references are given, but not in APA format.
In-text citations and references are provided, but they are only partially formatted correctly in APA style.
Most in-text citations and references are provided, and they are generally formatted correctly in APA style.
In-text citations and references are error free or almost error free and consistently formatted correctly in APA style.

9. Information Literacy/Integration of Sources

Weight: 5%

Serious errors in the integration of sources, such as intentional or accidental plagiarism, or failure to use in-text citations.
Sources are rarely integrated using effective techniques of quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing.
Sources are partially integrated using effective techniques of quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing.
Sources are mostly integrated using effective techniques of quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing.
Sources are consistently integrated using effective techniques of quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing.

10. Clarity and Coherence of Writing

Weight: 5%

Information is confusing to the reader and fails to include reasons and evidence that logically support ideas.
Information is somewhat confusing with not enough reasons and evidence that logically support ideas.
Information is partially clear with minimal reasons and evidence that logically support ideas.
Information is mostly clear and generally supported with reasons and evidence that logically support ideas.
Information is provided in a clear, coherent, and consistent manner with reasons and evidence that logically support ideas.