Suppose that the exchange rate between Japanese yen and U.S. dollars is originally 130 yen to the dollar. If it then changes to 150 yen to the dollar, imports of Japanese goods into the United States will tend to:
a. rise
b. fall.
c. stay the same.
d. change in an indeterminate direction.
a
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