Assume that the fixed exchange rate system of 100 pesos = 1 dollar is above the equilibrium exchange rate of 90 pesos= 1 dollar in a flexible exchange rate system. Then the dollar would be
a. undervalued and the peso would be overvalued.
b. overvalued and the peso would be undervalued.
c. revalued.
d. depreciated and the peso would be appreciated.
B
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Bill is an economics professor who earns $40,000 teaching but decides to leave and fulfill his dream of catering barbecues. During his first year of barbecuing he earned total revenue of $60,000. He spent $30,000 on food and supplies
He also paid his wife $10,000 to help serve food. The normal profit for an entrepreneur running a barbecue business is $3,000. He also rented an industrial grill/fry truck for $12,000. An accountant would conclude that Bill's profit was A) $30,000. B) $20,000. C) $8,000. D) -$2,000. E) $40,000.
An open economy
A) can save only by building up its capital stock. B) can save only by acquiring foreign wealth. C) cannot save either by building up its capital stock or by acquiring foreign wealth. D) can save either by building up its capital stock or by acquiring foreign wealth. E) can save by avoiding excessive imports.
How do banks and financial intermediation support economic growth and development?
(a) By helping businesses secure the funds needed for capital accumulation and technology advancements (b) By assisting customers in buying durable and nondurable goods and services (c) By financing government expenditures when tax revenue falls below planned spending (d) By granting loans to foreign-born individuals to invest in countries outside of the U.S.
Since health care is considered a necessity with few substitutes, it has ______ demand.
a. elastic b. inelastic c. low d. decreasing