A Brazilian-Based Office Supply Distributor Wishes to Close a Deal

Multiple Choice

A Brazilian-based office supply distributor wishes to close a deal for advertising space in a major Argentine newspaper.The office supply distributor is strapped for cash but would like to run weekly quarter-page ads in the newspaper.The newspaper needs office supplies for its employees.The Brazilian supplier knows the Argentine economy is going through a period of inflation and the value of its money is falling.Which of the following strategies should the Brazilian office supply distributor implement?

A) Let the Argentine newspaper pay for its office supplies in Argentine currency over a period of years.
B) Don't close the deal because the Argentines don't have any way to pay.
C) Use a countertrade agreement.
D) Create a general trade agreement with the Argentine newspaper.
E) Develop an exchange control agreement between the Brazilian supplier and the Argentine newspaper.