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percent per annum in INR and pays 6 percent per annum in U.S. dollars once a year. The
principal amounts are INR 900 million and USD 20 million. The current exchange rate is
USD/INR 45. In this case, the present value of cash flows associated with borrowing in the
domestic currency is
INR [81/(1 + 08) + 81/(1 + 08)
2
+ 981/(1 + 0.08)
3
] = INR 923.337 million
Similarly, the present value of cash flows associated with borrowing in the foreign currency is
USD [1.2/(1 + 0.06) + 1.2/(1 + 0.06)
2
+ 21.2/(1 + 0.06)
3
] = USD 20.008 million
In terms of domestic currency, the present value of cash flows denominated in the U.S.
dollar ...