A. anticipate the dollar to depreciate against the euro
B. anticipate the dollar to appreciate against the euro
C. anticipate the dollar’s exchange rate against the euro to remain constant
D. have no anticipation concerning future movements in the dollar/euro exchange rate
Related Mcqs:
- Assume that the United States faces a percent inflation rate while no (zero) inflation exists in Japan. According to the purchasing power parity theory over the long run the dollar would be expected to ?
A. appreciate by 8 percent against the yen
B. depreciate by 8 percent against the yen
C. remain at its existing exchange rate
None of the above - Assume that a Big Mac hamburger cost $3 in the United States 2 pesos in Mexico The implied purchasing power parity exchange rate between the peso and the dollar is ?
A. 0.67 pesos = $1
B. 0.8 pesos = $1
C. 1.25 pesos = $1
D. 1.67 pesos = $1 - The University of Pennsylvania researchers Summers and Heston compute the price level of GDP as the ratio of purchasing power parity (PPP) exchange rate to the actual exchange rate where ?
A. both exchange rates are measured s the domestic currency price of the US-dollar
B. both exchange rates are not converted into international dollars
C. both exchange rate are pegged
D. both exchange rate are converted into Big Mac PPP formula - IF when cost $4 per bushel in the United States and 2 pounds per bushel in Great Britain then in the presence of purchasing power parity the exchange rate should be ?
A. $50 per pound
B. $1.00 per pound
C. $2.00 per pound
D. $8.00 per pound - Purchasing power parity exchange rates are used to ?
A. compare living standards of different countries
B. pay wages b multinational companies
C. estimate the costs of economic growth
D. convert nominal GDP to real GDP - Which exchange rate system involves a leaning against the wind|| strategy in which short-term fluctuations in exchange rates are reduced without adhering to any particular exchange rate over the long run ?
A. pegged of fixed exchange rates
B. adjustable pegged exchange rates
C. managed floating exchange rates
D. free floating exchange rates - Suppose the economy is initially in long run equilibrium Then suppose there is a drought that destroys much of the wheat crop if policymakers allow the economy to adjust to long-run equilibrium on its own, according to the model to aggregate demand and aggregate supply what happens to prices and output in the long run ?
A. Output rises; prices are unchanged from the initial value
B. Output and the price level are unchanged from their initial values
C. Output falls; prices are unchanged from the initial value
D. Prices fall; output is unchanged from its initial value - In the presences of purchasing power parity, if one-dollar exchanges for 2 British pounds and if a DVD player costs $400 in the United States then in Britain the DVD player should cost ?
A. 200 pounds
B. 400 pounds
C. 600 pounds
D. 800 pounds - The purchasing power parity theory has limitations in forecasting exchange rate fluctuations for all of the following reasons except ?
A. inflation effects exchange rates
B. international capital flows affect exchange rates
C. governments sometimes impose trade restrictions such as tariffs and quotas
D. not all products are internationally tradeable - Suppose the economy is initially in long-run equilibrium Then suppose there is an increase in military spending due to rising international tensions According to the model of aggregate demand and aggregate supply what happens to prices and output in the short run ?
A. Price fall; output rises
B. Price fall; output falls
C. Price rise; output fall
D. Price rise; output rise
