You and your friends decide to go camping in Costa Rica over the summer, and you reserve your campground with 10% down on your credit card with the rest to be paid in local currency when you arrive. Between now and arriving in Costa Rica, which of the following would be best for you economically? A.The Costa Rican colón appreciates relative to the US dollar. B.The US dollar depreciates relative to the Costa Rican colón. C.The US dollar and the Costa Rican colón do not change in value relative to each other. D. The US dollar appreciates relative to the Costa Rican colón.

The UK pound is trading at 1.54 Canadian dollars per UK pound. There is purchasing power parity at this exchange rate .The interest rate in Canada is 2 percent a year and interest rate in The United Is 4% a year. a) Calculate the Canadian interest rate differential. b) What is the UK pound expected to be worth in terms of Canadian dollars one year from now. c) Which country more likely has a lower inflation rate ? How can you tell?

Suppose the three-month interest rate in Europe is 2 percent, but the three-month interest rate in the United States is 3 percent. The spot rate of dollar is 0.70 euro = $1, but three-month forward rate is 1 euro= $1.50. Based on this information what can you predict about the foreign exchange market?   A. Spot price of dollar may appreciate.   B. Spot price of euro may fall.   C. European interest rates will certainly fall.   D. Forward price of dollar may rise

Answer the followings: 1. A depreciation of the dollar on the foreign exchange market would result in: A) a decrease in the dollar prices paid by U.S. importers. B) foreign holidays for U.S. residents to be less expensive. C) a decrease in the demand for U.S. exports. D) an increase in the foreign currency prices paid for U.S. exports. 2. The exchange rate for one U.S. dollar is 1.2 Euros and 1.5 British pounds. Exactly six months later, the exchange rate for one U.S. dollar is 0.9 Euro and 1.7 British pounds. We can say: A) the dollar has depreciated relative to both British pounds and Euros. B) the dollar has appreciated relative to both British pounds and Euros. C) the dollar has appreciated relative to Euros and depreciated relative to British pounds. D) the dollar has appreciated relative to British pounds and depreciated relative to Euros. 3. The cost of a trip to New York, US, was $5000. Two weeks later, the US dollar appreciated against the British pound. If the price of the…

A US importer who owes a Belgian company 500,000 Euros payable in 30 days from today expects that the US Dollar will weaken during this period. What would you advise the importer to do? What would happen if the imported took your advice yet instead of the dollar weakening, the dollar actually strengthened?

Suppose that, initially, the foreign exchange market between the United Kingdom and Canada is in equilibrium. However, over time, the supply of the Canadian euro shifts to the left, causing the pound to   (depreciate/appreciate) against the Canadian euro. Which of the following is a disadvantage of this change in the supply of foreign currency for the United Kingdom? a)UK exporting firms find it easier to sell goods on Canadian markets.   b)UK consumers face lower prices on Canadian goods.   c)UK exporting firms find it more difficult to compete in the Canadian market.   d)UK consumers face higher prices on Canadian goods.

If the money supply in Mexico is increasing much more rapidly than the money supply in the United States, holding other factors constant, what would you predict will happen to the nominal exchange rate between the Mexican peso and the United States dollar if purchasing-power parity (PPP) holds? Explain.

Over the past 20 years, Brazil has experienced relatively high inflation while Japan has experienced relatively low inflation. What do you think has happened to the number of Brazilian reais a person can buy with a Japanese yen?

What happens to the exchange rate of a country’s currency when that country experiences high levels of inflation for an extended period of time? How will it affect the flow of that country’s currency in and out of the country? Explain your answers.

Suppose DeGraw Corporation, a U.S. exporter, sold a solar heating station to a Japanese customer at a price of 143.5 million yen, when the exchange rate was 140 yen per dollar. In order to close the sale, DeGraw agreed to be paid in yen, thus agreeing to take some exchange rate risk for the transaction. The terms were net 6 months. a. If the yen fell against the dollar such that one dollar would buy 154.4 yen when the invoice was paid, what dollar amount would DeGraw receive after it exchanged yen for U.S. dollars? b. What is the difference (in dollars) between what DeGraw could have received had they asked for payment immediately (before the devaluation of the yen) instead of six months later?