Suppose that the exchange rate between British pounds and U.S. dollars is originally $2.50 per pound. If it then changes to $3 for 1 pound, the price of U.S. goods to British importers will:
a. rise

b. fall.
c. stay the same.
d. change in an indeterminate direction.


b

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