If a developing country has sufficient reserves, the buying and selling of foreign currency by the central bank is:
A. likely to have a much smaller impact on the exchange rate than in developed countries.
B. completely ineffective on the exchange rate.
C. likely to have a much greater impact on the exchange rate than in developed countries.
D. likely to have roughly the same impact on the exchange rate as in developed countries.
Answer: C
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