To maintain a fixed exchange rate, the government can use the following tools, except:
A. Currency market intervention
B. Controlling the flow of trade through various barriers
C. Rationing of foreign exchange
D. Keeping its level of international reserves strictly fixed
D. Keeping its level of international reserves strictly fixed
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In the above figure suppose there is only one milk producer who chooses to restrict milk production to two million gallons per day
What is the size of the deadweight loss? (Hint: It is equal to the triangular area of consumer and producer surplus that is lost because of the reduction in output.) A) $12.5 million B) $6.25 million C) $2.25 million D) none of the above
In an oligopoly with a collusive agreement, the total industry profits will be smallest when
A) all firms comply with the agreement. B) one firm cheats on the agreement and the other firms do not cheat. C) all firms cheat on the agreement. D) the firms act as a monopoly.
Suppose that in the free market, where the supply of the foreign currency is equal to demand for that currency, the peso-dollar exchange rate is 4 pesos = $1
Assume the central bank sets an official exchange rate at 3 pesos = $1, we can say that in the official market the dollar is A) overvalued. B) undervalued. C) appreciated. D) None of the above.
Investment demand is downward sloping because
A) an increase in investment demand causes interest rates to fall. B) at lower interest rates, firms will undertake more investment. C) at lower interest rates, firms will undertake less investment. D) none of the above.