A. appreciation; trade surplus
B. appreciation; trade deficit
C. depreciation; trade surplus
D. depreciation; trade deficit
Related Mcqs:
- In a supply and demand diagram for Japanese yen, with the exchange rate in dollars per yen on the vertical axis, the demand schedule for yen is drawn sloping ?
A. upward
B. vertical
C. downward
D. horizontal - If the exchange rate between the UK and Japan changes from £1 = 100 yen to £1 = 150 yen then ceteris paribus, the price of UK goods in Japan ?
A. will remain the same
B. will decrease
C. will increase
D. could either increase of decrease - For the United States suppose the annual interest rate on government securities equals 12 percent while the annual inflation rate equals 8 percent For Japan the annual interest rate on government securities equals 10 percent while the annual inflation rate equals 5 percent the above variables would cause investment funds to flow from ?
A. The United States to Japan causing the dollar to depreciate
B. The United States to Japan causing the dollar to appreciate
C. The Japan to United States, causing the dollar to depreciate
D. The Japan to United States, causing the dollar to appreciate - Given a two-country world, suppose Japan devalues the yen by 20 percent and west German devalues the mark by 15 percent This result is a (an)?
A. appreciation in the value of both currencies
B. depreciation in the value of both currencies
C. appreciation in the value of the yen against the mark
D. depreciation in the value of the yen against the mark - Suppose that U.S dollar depreciates 70 percent against the yen yet Japanese export prices to Americans did not decrease by the full extent of the dollar depreciation. This is best explained by ?
A. partial currency pass through
B. complete currency pass through
C. partial J curve effect
D. complete J curve effect - Suppose, due to political instability, Russians suddenly choose to invest in UK assets as opposed to Russian assets Which of the following statements is true regarding UK net foreign investment ?
A. UK net foreign investment is unchanged because only UK residents can after UK net foreign investment
B. UK net foreign investment rises
C. UK net foreign investment falls
D. None of the above - For the United States suppose the annual interest rate on government securities equals 8 percent while the annual inflation rate equals 4 percent, For Switzerland the annual interest rate on government securities equal 10 percent while the annual inflation rate equals 7 percent the above variables would cause investment funds to flow from ?
A. the United States to Switzerland causing the dollar to depreciate
B. the United States to Switzerland causing the dollar to appreciate
C. Switzerland to the United States causing the franc to depreciate
D. Switzerland to the United States causing the franc to appreciate - In certain industries Japanese employers hesitate to lay off workers Therefore they sometimes have excess supplies of goods that they cannot sell on the home market without lowering prices. To hold down losses they sell goods in overseas markets at prices well beneath those in japan This practice is best referred to as ?
A. Orderly marketing
B. trigger pricing
C. domestic content pricing
D. dumping - The golden-rule saving rate is the rate of saving that ?
A. gets the highest rate of interest
B. maximizes the level of long-run investment
C. maximizes the level of long-run consumption
D. maximizes human capital - Under free trade suppose that Japan can supply radios t mexico at the price of $45 Therefore, Mexico’s imports equal ?
A. 5 radios
B. 10 radios
C. 15 radios
D. zero radios
