If the Bank of England reduces the money supply to reduce inflation a floating exchange rate will aid the Bank of England in fighting inflation because ?

Related Mcqs:

1. 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

2. 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

3. If one country, with floating exchange rates, has higher inflation than its competitors we would expect its exchange rate to ?

   A. appreciate
   B. depreciate
   C. revalue
   D. be in short supply

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. Micheal Roemer’s three-sector model shows that growth in the booming export sector I- reduces the price of foreign exchange II- retards other sectors’ growth by reducing incentives to export other commodities III- reduces incentives to replace domestic goods for imports IV- raises factor and input prices for non-booming sectors ?

   A. I and III only
   B. II and III only
   C. I, II and III only
   D. I, II , III only IV

8. 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

9. According to the quantity theory of money an increase in the money supply is most likely to lead to inflation if ?

   A. The velocity of circulation decrease
   B. The number of transaction decrease
   C. There is deflation
   D. The velocity of circulation and the number of transactions is constant

10. Under floating exchange rates, expectations of higher interest rates are likely to cause an ____ of the exchange rate?

    A. depreciation
    B. appreciation
    C. fall
    D. devaluation