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calcul at e t h e
Exc h a n g e
Rat e E f fe c t

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DEFINITION

Price effect =change of price in


local currency effect +
exchange rate effect

Exchange rate effect =


Change of Exchange rate *
Actual Price in foreign
currency *
Actual Volume

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EXCHANGE RATE
EFFECT
Single Product Actuals Budget Delta
Revenue in EUR 27,000€ 20,000€ 7,000€
Volume 500 500 0
Price in EUR 54€ 40€ 14€
Price in USD $60 $50 $10
FX Rate USD/EUR 0.90€ 0.80€ 0.10€

Exchange rate effect =


Change of Exchange rate (0.90€ - 0.80€) *
Actual Price in foreign currency: $60
* Actual volume of the product: 500

= 0.10€ * 60 * 500 = 3.000€

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PRICE EFFECT IN LOCAL
CURRENCY
Single Product Actuals Budget Delta
Revenue in EUR 27,000€ 20,000€ 7,000€
Volume 500 500 0
Price in EUR 54€ 40€ 14€
Price in USD $60 $50 $10
FX Rate USD/EUR 0.90€ 0.80€ 0.10€

Price effect in local currency =


Budget exchange rate (0.80€) *
Change of price in dollars ($60 - $50) *
Actual volume of the product: 500
= 0.80€ * 10 * 500 = 4.000€

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