A complicating factor in international trade is that
a. barter is the basis for trade between countries; money is not used.
b. gold is used for payments; there are no international payments without gold.
c. many other countries prefer to use the U.S. dollar as currency, causing monetary shortage in the United States.
d. trade between countries requires different currencies rather than one currency.
d
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Members of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors are
A. appointed by Congress to staggered 14-year terms. B. selected by each of the Federal Reserve banks for 4-year terms. C. selected by the Federal Open Market Committee for 4-year terms. D. appointed by the president to staggered 14-year terms.
Rock climbing areas are often on public lands. These areas, which are often crowded, are classified as
A) rival and excludable. B) non-rival and excludable. C) rival and non-excludable. D) non-rival and non-excludable.
A firm is a natural monopoly if ________
A. it can produce the good at a price below its competitor's price B. it can produce a larger quantity of the good than other firms could C. the government grants it a public franchise or patent D. it can satisfy the market demand at a lower average total cost than other firms can
If rational workers and firms know that the Federal Reserve is following a contractionary monetary policy, they will expect inflation to ________ and will adjust wages so that the real wage ________
A) increase; decreases B) decrease; increases C) increase; remains unchanged D) decrease; remains unchanged