If you sold a short contract on financial futures you hope interest rates
A) rise.
B) fall.
C) are stable.
D) fluctuate.
A
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If 100 Japanese yen buy more U.S. dollars today than yesterday, the dollar has ________ and the yen has ________
A) depreciated; appreciated B) appreciated; depreciated C) depreciated; depreciated D) appreciated; appreciated
The above figure shows Bob's utility function. He currently has $100 of wealth, but there is a 50% chance that it could all be stolen. Living with this risk gives Bob the same expected utility as if there was no chance of theft and his wealth was
A) $0. B) $20. C) $30. D) $50.
The long-run price elasticity of demand for a good is usually larger than its short-run price elasticity because
a. as the saying goes, "out of sight, out of mind" b. more goods are demanded in the long run than in the short run c. people have more time to find substitute goods d. incomes tend to rise over time e. supply curves shift outward over time
Suppose the interest parity condition holds. Also assume that the one-year interest rate in the United States is 5% and that the one-year interest rate in Canada is 6%. What does this imply about the current versus future expected exchange rate (for the U.S. and Canadian dollars)? Explain
What will be an ideal response?