Overshooting is when exchange rates:
a. adjust more in the short run than they need to for long-run equilibrium.
b. adjust less in the short run than they need to for long-run equilibrium.
c. are unable to adjust because of fixed exchange rates.
d. adjust at the same rate as prices.
Ans: a. adjust more in the short run than they need to for long-run equilibrium.
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