Under a system of fixed exchange rates where the foreign exchange market is in equilibrium and neither country has a balance-of-payments deficit or surplus, an increase in imports of French goods by Japanese consumers, ceteris paribus, would result in a
A. Balance-of-payments deficit for Japan.
B. Balance-of-payments surplus for Japan.
C. Balance-of-trade deficit for France.
D. Market surplus of francs.
Answer: A
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