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- What happens if there is a shortage or a surplus of Canadian dollars in the foreign exchange market? *** If a shortage of Canadian dollars occurs in the foreign exchange market, the and the exchange rate A O A. quantity of Canadian dollars demanded increases and the quantity of Canadian dollars supplied decreases; falls OB. demand for Canadian dollars increases and the supply of Canadian dollars decreases; rises OC. quantity of Canadian dollars demanded decreases and the quantity of Canadian dollars supplied increases; COLL 120- 110 100+ 90- 80- 70- Exchange rate (U.S. cents per Canadian dollar) S 60+ DHow does the appreciation of a currency affect the balance of payments? a. Appreciation of a currency decreases current accounts as exports fall and imports rise O b. Appreciation of a currency decreases current accounts as both exports and imports fall O c. Appreciation of a currency increases current accounts as both exports and imports rise O d. Appreciation of a currency increases current accounts as exports fall and imports rise All of the following fall under the Philippines' capital account except for a. OFW remittances O b. Cash aid from the US for families affected by typhoon Odette O c. Stocks O d. All of the aboveEvaluate the following statement: "if lower exchange rates increase a nation's exports, the govermment should do everything in its power to anure that the exchange rate for its cumency is an low as it can possbly be This statement does nat acknowledge that lower exchange rates OA couid result in a reluctance from other countries to accept this nation's currency for payment of any goodn or services OB. could make a currency virtually worthless. O C. make a nation's imports more expensive. COD. None of the above responses are acknowledged by the statement.
- Determine which account of the Balance-of-Payments is affected the following transaction: A local parent sends 500 Euros to his/her son who is studying engineering at a German university. Select one: O a. Capital Account Foreign Direct Investment O b. Current Account Transfers O c. Capital Account Portfolio Investment O d. Current Account Imports O e. Current Account - Exports re to searchHow will the following events affect exports of a country, ceteris paribus? increase decrease no change Domestic income O O level declines Foreign income level declines Domestic price level declines Foreign price level declines Exchange rate goes up (or domestic currency depreciates) O оо O O O O O O O O O OSuppose the United States decides to subsidize theexport of U.S. agricultural products, but it does notincrease taxes or decrease any other governmentspending to offset this expenditure. Using a threepanel diagram, show what happens to nationalsaving, domestic investment, net capital outflow, theinterest rate, the exchange rate, and the trade balance.Also explain in words how this U.S. policy affects theamount of imports, exports, and net exports.
- What would be the effect of a devaluation on a country’s imports and exports? If a country imports most ofthe goods included in the basket of goods and servicesused to calculate the CPI, what do you think the effectwill be on this country’s inflation rate?Which of the following statement is incorrect? O Most of the answers are correct. O Diversifying investments across several countries often reduces risk. The absolute purchasing power parity theory posits that exchange rates are determined by the differences in the prices of a given market basket of traded goods and services when there are no trade barriers. O An exchange rate of two currencies found by using a common third currency is known as an interest rate. O Exchange rates can be expressed as the number of units of the domestic currency per one unit of the foreign currency.In the foreign exchange market, an increase in the U.S. interest rate leads to in the exchange rate because the supply of dollars a fall; increases O b. no change; does not change Ос a rise; decreases O d. a rise; increases O . a fall; decreases
- increases the supply of dollars in the foreign exchange market. O a. A rise in the expected future exchange rate O b. A rise in the interest rate in the U.S. relative to the interest rate in other countries An increase in the exchange rate O d. A decrease in the exchange rate A fall in the interest rate in the U.S. relative to the interest rate in other countries O e.The demand for Australian dollars in the foreign exchange market equals 14000 – 3000e and thesupply of Australian dollars in the foreign exchange market equals 2000 + 2000e, where e is thenominal exchange rate expressed in euros per Australian dollar. If the Australian dollar is fixed at 2euros per Australian dollar, then to maintain this fixed rate, what is the required change in theReserve Bank of Australia’s holdings of euros? 1increase by 4000 euros 2decrease by 2000 euros 3decrease by 4000 euros 4increase by 2000 eurosQUESTION 1 The theory of Purchasing Power Parity claims that O A. prices of similar goods in different countries should be the sam O B. nominal exchange rates should be equal to 1 O C. inflation rates should be the same across countries O D. prices of non-traded goods should be the same in different countries e