Suppose a Japanese investor purchases a dollar deposit that yields 5 percent interest at the end of a year. What will be the approximate return in terms of yen at maturity if the exchange rate moves from $1 = ¥100 to $1 = ¥105 during the year?
a. 1 percent
b. 5 percent
c. 10 percent
d. 20 percent
e. 0 percent
c
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Consider the market for smart phones. Which of the following shifts the demand curve rightward?
A) a decrease in the price of smart phones B) an increase in the price of smart phones C) an increase in the price of land-line phone service, a substitute for smart phones D) an increase in the supply of smart phones E) a decrease in the number of smart phone buyers
When the exchange rate is allowed to shift gradually over time, or within an exchange rate band which may also shift over time, this is considered a(n):
A) fixed exchange rate. B) managed float. C) flexible exchange rate. D) none of the above.
If the price elasticity of demand for a good is 0.25, then a 20 percent decrease in price results in a
a. 0.0625 percent increase in the quantity demanded. b. 4 percent increase in the quantity demanded c. 5 percent increase in the quantity demanded. d. 80 percent increase in the quantity demanded.
Other things the same, an increase in taxes with no change in government purchases makes national saving
a. rise. The supply of loanable funds shifts right. b. rise. The demand for loanable funds shifts right. c. fall. The supply of loanable funds shifts left. d. fall. The demand for loanable funds shifts left.