ECON 165 – Why does a fall in the value of the Australian dollar against the U.S. dollar benefit
January 2nd, 2018
International Business1. Why does a fall in the value of the Australian dollar against the U.S. dollar benefit Billabong?2. Could the rise in the value of the Australian dollar that occurred in 2009 have been predicted?3. What might Billabong had done in order to better protect itself against the unanticipated rise in the value of the Australian dollar that occurred in 2009?4. The Australian dollar continued to rise by another 20 percent against the U.S. dollar in between 2010 and 2012. How would this have affected Billabong? Is there anything that Billabong might have done to limit its long-term economic expo- sure to changes in the value of the currency in its largest export market?
