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
Related Mcqs:
- 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 - Assume identical interest rates on comparable securities in the United States and foreign countries. Suppose investors anticipate that in the future the U.S dollar will depreciate against foreign currencies. investment funds would tend to ?
A. flow from the United States to foreign countries
B. flow from foreign countries to the United States
C. remain totally in foreign countries
D. remain totally in the United States - If the nominal interest rate is 7 percent and the inflation rate is 3 percent, then the real interest rate is ?
A. 4 percent
B. 10 percent
C. -4 percent
D. 3 percent
E. 21 percent - Suppose that tomatoes from Mexico face a 20 percent tariff in the United States and a 25 percent tariff in Canada. If the United States and Canada maintain free trade between each other, the these two countries belong to a ?
A. free-trade area
B. customs union
C. common market
D. monetary union - If inflation is 8 percent and the real interest rate is 3 percent, then the nominal interest rate must be ?
A. 3/8 percent
B. 5 percent
C. 11 percent
D. 24 percent - 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 - To aid its calculator producers, suppose that the government provides them a subsidy of $10 for each calculator produced The amount of imports now equals _____ and the deadweight loss of the subsidy to the Canadian economy equals _________?
A. 20 calculator, $50
B. 20 calculator, $100
C. 25 calculator, $50
D. 25 calculator, $100 - Suppose that a Swiss television set that costs 400 francs in Switzerland cost $200 in the United States. The exchange rate between the franc and the dollar is ?
A. 2 francs per dollar
B. 1 franc per dollar
C. $2 per franc
D. $3 per franc - Under adjustable pegged exchange rates, if the rate of inflation in the United States exceeds the rate of inflation of its trading partners ?
A. U.S exports tend to rise, and imports tend to fall
B. U.S imports tend to rise, and exports tend to fall
C. U.S foreign exchange reserves tend to rise
D. U.S foreign exchange reserves remain constant - Under managed floating exchange rates if the rate of inflation in the United States is less than the rate of inflation of its trading partners the dollar will likely ?
A. appreciates against foreign currencies
B. depreciates against foreign currencies
C. be officially revalued by the government
D. be officially devalued by the government
