A depreciation of a country's currency always lowers the domestic firm's profits
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
FALSE
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Which of the following statements regarding U.S. economic growth is NOT correct?
A) Over the past 100 years, on the average real GDP per person grew 2 percent a year. B) The average annual growth rate of real GDP per person in the United States was rapid during World War II. C) In the 1930s, real GDP fell well below its trend. D) The growth rate of real GDP per person accelerated between 1973 to 1984.
Refer to Table 4-6. The table above lists the marginal cost of polo shirts by Marko's, a firm that specializes in producing men's clothing. If the price of polo shirts decreases from $15 to $10
A) there will be a shortage of polo shirts. B) producer surplus will fall from $13 to $3. C) the marginal cost of producing the third polo shirt will increase to $25. D) consumers will buy no polo shirts.
When the credit spread rises, an effective policy response might be to ________
A) lower the real interest rate on safe assets B) prevent the real federal funds rate from falling below zero C) pursue nonconventional monetary policies to restore the functioning of financial markets D) announce swift and stern action against those responsible for the financial disruption
The price elasticity of demand for a product is a measure of the:
a. extent of competition in the market for the product. b. change in the quantity purchased of the product relative to a change in a consumer's income. c. change in the quantity demanded of the product due to changes in factors other than price. d. degree of consumer responsiveness to changes in the price of the product. e. percentage change in the prices of two related products.