Last week, six Swedish kronor could purchase one U.S. dollar. This week, it takes eight Swedish kronor to purchase one U.S. dollar. This change in the value of the dollar will ________ exports from the United States to Sweden and ________ U.S. aggregate
demand.
A) increase; increase
B) decrease; decrease
C) increase; decrease
D) decrease; increase
Answer: B
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