Flexible exchange rates occur when

A. speculators bet that a currency will soon depreciate.
B. exchange rates are determined by forces of supply and demand.
C. governments and central banks spend foreign exchange to prop an exchange rate at a certain level.
D. no one knows the true value of a currency.


Answer: B

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