Assume a U.S. firm initiates direct foreign investment in the U.K.. If the British pound is expected to appreciate against the dollar, the dollar value of earnings remitted to the parent should _______. The parent may request that the subsidiary _______ in order to benefit from the expectation about the pound.

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increase; postpone remitting earnings until the pound strengthens

Assume a U.S. firm initiates direct foreign investment in the U.K.. If the British pound is expected to appreciate against the dollar, the dollar value of earnings remitted to the parent should _. The parent may request that the subsidiary _ in order to benefit from the expectation about the pound.

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