Under a fixed exchange rate system, if the inflation rate in the United States is 5 percent a year and the inflation rate in Australia is 0 percent a year, then the U.S. real exchange rate will:

A. remain constant.
B. increase 5 percent a year.
C. decrease 5 percent a year.
D. possibly increase or decrease.


Answer: B

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