<em>d. the currency of the host country is expected to appreciate consistently against the dollar.</em>
Explanation:
The difference between the viability of a project in a developing country from the U.S. parent viewpoint and the project managing subsidiary is expected to be larger for projects in countries where the developing country's currency is expected to regularly appreciate in value.
My <u><em>hunch</em></u> turned out to be correct that evening... The answer is letter B. The word <em>feeling</em> is the only substitute from the alternatives that has the same meaning of the word <em>hunch </em>and can help the reader understand the meaning of the paragraph. The words guessed, bounded and daydreamed are not nouns.