The yen is considered to be stronger if:
A) it takes fewer yen to acquire a foreign currency such as a dollar
B) it takes more yen to acquire a foreign currency such as a dollar
C) it takes fewer dollars to acquire a yen
D) it takes fewer dollars and fewer euros to acquire a yen
A
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The Eurodollar market's early growth was stimulated by the Cold War between the United States and U.S.S.R. Why?
A) Soviets feared the U.S. might confiscate dollars place in American banks if conditions of Cold War were to worsen. B) The United States didn't feel safe holding as many dollars in American banks. C) The Cold War did not stimulate the Eurodollar market's early growth. D) Developing technologies required larger money transfers than central banks could handle. E) Soviets developed a new banking system with new allies developed during the tension.
Last month, sellers of good Y took in $100 in total revenue on sales of 50 units of good Y. This month sellers of good Y raised their price and took in $120 in total revenue on sales of 40 units of good Y. At the same time, the price of good X stayed the same, but sales of good X increased from 20 units to 40 units. We can conclude that goods X and Y are
a. substitutes, and have a cross-price elasticity of 0.60. b. complements, and have a cross-price elasticity of -0.60. c. substitutes, and have a cross-price elasticity of 1.67. d. complements, and have a cross-price elasticity of -1.67.
Suppose that Jean normally orders three tacos, but on seeing that their price has gone up, decides to buy only two. Jean's decision is best explained by:
A) income and substitution effects. C) the principle of comparative advantage. B) the law of supply. D) the law of increasing opportunity costs.
A temporary decrease in the price of oil would be considered a:
A. long-run supply shock. B. demand shock. C. short-run supply shock. D. The changing price of oil would not affect any of these.