EBK ECONOMICS FOR TODAY
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Author: Tucker
Publisher: Cengage Learning US
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Chapter 28, Problem 16SQ
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The changes of the exchange rate.
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A decrease in Chinese demand for U.S. dollars over the past year has reduced the market equilibrium exchange rate of the dollar from 10 yuan per dollar to 6.5 yuan per dollar. Other things being equal, which of the following is a likely consequence of this kind of change in the exchange rate of the dollar?
a.
A higher price of exported U.S. products in Chinese for those paying in yuan, which leads to a deficit in the net export.
b.
A lower price for imported Chinese products in the U.S. for those paying in dollars, which leads to a surplus in the net export.
c.
A higher price for imported Chinese products in the U.S. for those paying in dollars, which leads to a deficit in the net export.
d.
Both (a) and (c)
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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