Microeconomics
21st Edition
ISBN: 9781259915727
Author: Campbell R. McConnell, Stanley L. Brue, Sean Masaki Flynn Dr.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 27.1, Problem 2QQ
To determine
Equilibrium exchange rate.
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(1) a. If the exchange rate changes from $1.70 per British pound (₤1) to $1.72 per ₤1, has the pound (₤) appreciated or depreciated? Has the dollar appreciated or depreciated?
b. What happens to the ₤-price that British residents pay for a $500 U.S. export good due to the exchange rate change above?
c. What happens to the $-price that U.S. residents pay for a ₤1200 import good from Britain?
d. How do these changes affect the economic welfare of U.S. exporters and U.S. importers?
(2) Suppose that the euro (€) appreciates from $1.00 per €1 to $1.20 per €1. Determine whether the underlined individuals listed below would see that appreciation as a good or a bad thing.
a. A U.S. business buys €10,000 of chemicals from a German company.
b. An Italian clothing company buys $100,000 of leather from a U.S. leather maker.
c. A U.S. resident has a retirement account totaling €500,000 in a German bank.
d. A U.S. company must make an interest payment of €25,000 to the French bank from which it…
a. If the exchange rate changes from $1.70 per British pound (₤1) to $1.68 per ₤1, has the pound (₤) appreciated or depreciated? Has the dollar appreciated or depreciated?
b. What happens to the ₤-price that British residents pay for a $500 U.S. export good due to the exchange rate change above?
c. What happens to the $-price that U.S. residents pay for a ₤1200 import good from Britain?
d. How do these changes affect the economic welfare of U.S. exporters and U.S. importers?
2. a. If the exchange rate changes from $1.70 per British pound (₤1) to $1.72 per ₤1, has the pound (₤) appreciated or depreciated? Has the dollar appreciated or depreciated?
b. What happens to the ₤-price that British residents pay for a $500 U.S. export good due to the exchange rate change above?
c. What happens to the $-price that U.S. residents pay for a ₤1200…
The supply of U.S. dollars on foreign exchange markets is
A. derived from the supply of U.S. goods.
B. determined directly by open market operations at the Federal Reserve Bank.
C. derived from the demand for U.S. products by foreigners.
D. derived from the demand by United States for imported goods and services.
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