If the equilibrium exchange rate between U.S. dollars and Japanese yen is $0.008 = 1 yen, but currently the exchange rate is $0.007 = 1 yen, then with flexible exchange rates the dollar price of a yen will __________, and the dollar will __________
A) increase; appreciate
B) decrease; appreciate
C) increase; depreciate
D) decrease; depreciate
C
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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. If the legal incidence of a tax is entirely on suppliers, then the tax will have no economic effect on demanders. 2. An excise tax of 20 cents on gasoline shifts demand down by exactly 20 cents. 3. When a sales tax of 20¢ per soda is imposed on soda consumption, the supply curve for soda shifts down by precisely 20¢ per soda. 4. If a rise in supply and a rise in demand occur at the same time, then we know that the price must also rise. 5. If a fall in supply and a rise in demand occur at the same time, then we know that the price must also rise.
Something that affects the amount of money in existence will
A) affect all markets. B) have no particular effect. C) have an effect only if the change in money is large. D) not affect the economy as a whole but may affect certain key markets such as the market for loans.
Why are firms in oligopoly interdependent?
What will be an ideal response?
When many substitutes exist for a good, demand will be
A) elastic. B) unit-elastic. C) inelastic. D) perfectly unit-elastic.