In an economy with a fixed exchange rate, an increased demand for foreign goods would increase the supply of local currency, and the government would have to buy:

A. foreign currency in the foreign exchange market to prevent the domestic currency from depreciating.
B. local currency in the foreign-exchange market to prevent the currency from depreciating.
C. local currency in the foreign-exchange market to prevent the currency from appreciating.
D. foreign currency in the foreign exchange market to prevent the domestic currency from appreciating.


B. local currency in the foreign-exchange market to prevent the currency from depreciating.

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