A. 2.0
B. 1.999
C. 2.323
D. 2.222
Related Mcqs:
- Given the foreign currency market for the Swiss franc, the supply of franc slopes upward, because as the dollar price of the franc rises ?
A. America’s demand for Swiss merchandise rises
B. America’s demand for Swiss merchandise falls
C. Switzerland’s demand for American merchandise rises
D. Switzerland’s demand for American merchandise falls - If the exchange rate between Swiss francs and British pounds is 5 francs per pound, then the number of pounds that can be obtained for 200 francs equals ?
A. 20 pounds
B. 40 pounds
C. 60 pounds
D. 80 pounds - 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 - The franc is said to be selling at a _______ if the spot dollar price is $0.48 and the nine-month forward rate is $0.42 ?
A. forward discount
B. forward premium
C. forward spread
D. None of these - If British residents want more French francs to purchase more French cloths other things equal, then the equilibrium value of the pound against the French franc will ?
A. rise
B. fall
C. not change
D. fluctuate - 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 - Suppose the State Bank purchases a Rs 1,000 government bond from you. If you deposit the entire Rs 1,000 in you bank what is the total potential change in the money supply as a result of the State Bank’s action if the your bank’s reserve ratio is 20 percent ?
A. Rs 4,000
B. Rs 5,000
C. Rs 1,000
D. Rs 0 - During the era of dollar appreciation from 1981 to 1985 a main reason why the dollar did not fall in value was ?
A. flows of foreign investment into the United States
B. rising price inflation in the United States
C. a substantial decrease in U.S imports
D. a substantial increase in U.S exports - 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 Canada and Switzerland were the only two countries in the world There exists an excess supply of Swiss francs on the foreign exchange market This suggests that ?
A. the Canadian current account balance is in surplus
B. the Swiss current account balance is in deficit
C. the Canadian current account balance is in equilibrium
D. the Swiss current account balance is in equilibrium
