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1.

Starting from a position where the nation’s money demand equals the money supply and its balance of payments is in equilibrium economic theory suggests that the nation’s balance of payments would move into a surplus position if there occurred in the nation a (an) ?

A. increase in the money demand
B. decrease in the money demand
C. increase in the money demand
D. None of the above
Answer» B. decrease in the money demand
2.

The asset market approach views exchange rates as being determined mainly by ?

A. the use of import tariffs and quotas by governments
B. the current account balance of each country
C. the relative growth rate of national output between countries
D. efforts of investors to balance their portfolios among financial assets denominated in different currencies
Answer» E.
3.

The purchasing power parity theory has limitations in forecasting exchange rate fluctuations for all of the following reasons except ?

A. inflation effects exchange rates
B. international capital flows affect exchange rates
C. governments sometimes impose trade restrictions such as tariffs and quotas
D. not all products are internationally tradeable
Answer» B. international capital flows affect exchange rates
4.

Consulting firms that use large-scale econometric models to forecast exchange rate movements are engaging in ?

A. judgmental analysis
B. fundamental analysis
C. technical analysis
D. nontechnical analysis
Answer» C. technical analysis
5.

Relatively low real interest rates in the United States tend to ?

A. decrease the foreign demand for dollars causing the dollar to depreciate
B. decrease the foreign demand for dollars causing the dollar to appreciate
C. increase the foreign demand for dollars causing the dollar to depreciate
D. decrease the foreign demand for dollars causing the dollar to appreciate
Answer» B. decrease the foreign demand for dollars causing the dollar to appreciate
6.

Starting from a position where the nation’s money demand equals the money supply and its balance of payments is in equilibrium its balance of payments would move into a surplus position if there occurred in the nation a (an) ?

A. decrease in the money supply
B. increase in the money supply
C. decrease in the money demand
D. None of the above
Answer» B. increase in the money supply
7.

Assume that a Big Mac hamburger cost $3 in the United States 2 pesos in Mexico The implied purchasing power parity exchange rate between the peso and the dollar is ?

A. 0.67 pesos = $1
B. 0.8 pesos = $1
C. 1.25 pesos = $1
D. 1.67 pesos = $1
Answer» B. 0.8 pesos = $1
8.

Due to Japan’s high saving rate, suppose that the Japanese invest abroad. This investment may result in a/an _______ of the Japanese yen and therefore a for Japan?

A. appreciation; trade surplus
B. appreciation; trade deficit
C. depreciation; trade surplus
D. depreciation; trade deficit
Answer» D. depreciation; trade deficit
9.

The appreciation in the value of the dollar in the early 1980s is explained by all of the following except ?

A. the United States being considered a safe haven by foreign investors
B. relatively high real interest rates in the United States
C. confidence of foreign investors in the U.S economy
D. relatively high inflation rates in the United States
Answer» E.
10.

Assume identical interest rates on comparable securities in the United States and foreign countries. Suppose investors anticipate that in the future the U.S dollar will depreciate against foreign currencies. investment funds would tend to ?

A. flow from the United States to foreign countries
B. flow from foreign countries to the United States
C. remain totally in foreign countries
D. remain totally in the United States
Answer» B. flow from foreign countries to the United States
11.

Which example of market expectations causes the dollar to appreciate against the yen– expectations that the U.S economy will have ?

A. faster economic growth than Japan
B. higher future interest rates than Japan
C. more rapid money supply growth than japan
D. higher inflation rates than japan
Answer» C. more rapid money supply growth than japan
12.

If Canada runs a balance of payments surplus and exchange rates are floating ?

A. the value of other currencies will rise relative to the dollar
B. the dollar will depreciate relative to other currencies
C. the price of foreign goods will become cheaper to Canadians
D. the price of foreign goods will rise for Canadians
Answer» D. the price of foreign goods will rise for Canadians
13.

Suppose that rising U.S income leads to higher sales and profits in the United States This would likely result in ?

A. increasing portfolio investment into the United States
B. decreasing portfolio investment into the United States
C. increasing direct investment into the United States
D. decreasing direct investment into the United States
Answer» D. decreasing direct investment into the United States
14.

If the exchange rate between Swiss francs and British pounds is 5 francs per pound, then the number of pounds that can be obtained for 200 francs equals ?

A. 20 pounds
B. 40 pounds
C. 60 pounds
D. 80 pounds
Answer» C. 60 pounds
15.

Under a system of floating exchange rates relatively high productivity and low inflation rates in the United States results in a (an) ?

A. increase in the demand for foreign currency a decrease in the supply of foreign currency and a depreciation in the dollar
B. increase in the demand for foreign currency an increase in the supply of foreign currency and a appreciation in the dollar
C. decrease in the demand for foreign currency a decrease in the supply of foreign currency and a depreciation in the dollar
D. decrease in the demand for foreign currency an increase in the supply of foreign currency and a appreciation in the dollar
Answer» C. decrease in the demand for foreign currency a decrease in the supply of foreign currency and a depreciation in the dollar
16.

Suppose that the purchasing power parity estimate of the dollar/euro exchange rate is $1.30 per euro, and the current spot rate is $1.3 8 per euro. Comparing these two exchange rates from a long-run viewpoint you would ?

A. anticipate the dollar to depreciate against the euro
B. anticipate the dollar to appreciate against the euro
C. anticipate the dollar’s exchange rate against the euro to remain constant
D. have no anticipation concerning future movements in the dollar/euro exchange rate
Answer» C. anticipate the dollar’s exchange rate against the euro to remain constant
17.

Which example of market expectations causes the dollar to depreciate against the yen – expectation that the U.S economy will have ?

A. faster growth than Japan
B. higher future interest rates than Japan
C. more rapid money supply growth than Japan
D. lower inflation rates than Japan
Answer» B. higher future interest rates than Japan
18.

The exchange value of the U.S dollar is primarily determined by ?

A. the rate of inflation in the United States
B. the number of dollars printed by the U.S government
C. the international demand and supply for dollars
D. the monetary value of gold held at Fort Knox, Kentucky
Answer» D. the monetary value of gold held at Fort Knox, Kentucky
19.

Under a system of floating exchange rates relatively low productivity and high inflation rates in the United States results in a (an) ?

A. increase in the demand for foreign currency a decrease in the supply of foreign currency and a depreciation in the dollar
B. increase in the demand for foreign currency an increase in the supply of foreign currency and a appreciation in the dollar
C. decrease in the demand for foreign currency a decrease in the supply of foreign currency and a depreciation in the dollar
D. decrease in the demand for foreign currency and increase in the supply of foreign currency and a appreciation in the dollar
Answer» B. increase in the demand for foreign currency an increase in the supply of foreign currency and a appreciation in the dollar
20.

Given a system of floating exchange rates rising income in the United States would trigger a (an) ?

A. increasing in the demand for imports and an increasing in the demand for foreign currency
B. increase in the demand for imports and decrease in the demand for foreign currency
C. decrease in the demand for imports and an increase in the demand for foreign currency
D. decrease in the demand for imports and a decrease in the demand for foreign currency
Answer» B. increase in the demand for imports and decrease in the demand for foreign currency
21.

The high foreign exchange value of the U.S dollar in the early 1980s can best be explained by ?

A. additional investment funds made available from overseas
B. lack of investor confidence in U.S fiscal policy
C. market expectations of rising inflation in the United States
D. American tourists overseas finding costs increasing
Answer» B. lack of investor confidence in U.S fiscal policy
22.

For the United States suppose the annual interest rate on government securities equals 8 percent while the annual inflation rate equals 4 percent, For Switzerland the annual interest rate on government securities equal 10 percent while the annual inflation rate equals 7 percent the above variables would cause investment funds to flow from ?

A. the United States to Switzerland causing the dollar to depreciate
B. the United States to Switzerland causing the dollar to appreciate
C. Switzerland to the United States causing the franc to depreciate
D. Switzerland to the United States causing the franc to appreciate
Answer» D. Switzerland to the United States causing the franc to appreciate
23.

Assume that the United States faces a percent inflation rate while no (zero) inflation exists in Japan. According to the purchasing power parity theory over the long run the dollar would be expected to ?

A. appreciate by 8 percent against the yen
B. depreciate by 8 percent against the yen
C. remain at its existing exchange rate
D. None of the above
Answer» C. remain at its existing exchange rate
24.

IF when cost $4 per bushel in the United States and 2 pounds per bushel in Great Britain then in the presence of purchasing power parity the exchange rate should be ?

A. $50 per pound
B. $1.00 per pound
C. $2.00 per pound
D. $8.00 per pound
Answer» D. $8.00 per pound
25.

When the price of foreign currency (i.e the exchange rate) is below the equilibrium level ?

A. an excess demand for that currency exists in the foreign exchange market
B. an excess supply of the currency exists in the foreign exchange market
C. the demand for foreign exchange shifts outward to the right
D. the demand for foreign exchange shifts backward to the left
Answer» B. an excess supply of the currency exists in the foreign exchange market
26.

According to the asset market approach increased investor confidence in the Mexican economy would cause the peso to ?

A. appreciate because of an increase supply of peso denominated assets
B. depreciate because of an increased supply of peso denominated assets
C. appreciated because of an increased demand for peso denominated assets
D. depreciated because of an increased demand for peso denominated assets
Answer» D. depreciated because of an increased demand for peso denominated assets
27.

Exchange rate overshooting often occurs because ?

A. domestic prices adjust slowly to shifts in demand
B. military spending during military conflicts
C. elasticities are smaller in the long run than the short run
D. elasticities are smaller in the short run than the long run
Answer» E.
28.

The relationship between the exchange rate and the prices of tradable goods is known as the ?

A. purchasing power parity theory
B. asset markets theory
C. monetary theory
D. balance of payments theory
Answer» B. asset markets theory
29.

If a Big Mac hamburger sells for the same dollar value in New York as in London then ?

A. the inflation rate in each country will necessarily equal zero
B. the inflation rate in each country will necessarily equal 1 percent
C. the exchange rates are said to be fixed pegged to each other
D. purchasing power parity holds
Answer» E.
30.

Relatively high real interest rates in the United States tend to ?

A. decrease the foreign demand for dollars causing the dollar to depreciate
B. decrease the foreign demand for dollars causing the dollar to appreciate
C. increase the foreign demand for dollars causing the dollar to depreciate
D. increase the foreign demand for dollars causing the dollar to appreciate
Answer» E.
31.

A primary reason that explains the appreciation in the value of U.S dollar would be ?

A. large trade surpluses for the United States
B. high inflation rates in the United States
C. lack of investor confidence in U.S money policy
D. high interest rates in the United States
Answer» E.
32.

In the presences of purchasing power parity, if one-dollar exchanges for 2 British pounds and if a DVD player costs $400 in the United States then in Britain the DVD player should cost ?

A. 200 pounds
B. 400 pounds
C. 600 pounds
D. 800 pounds
Answer» E.
33.

If Japan runs current account deficit and exchange rates are floating?

A. Japanese exports become more expensive to foreign buyers
B. Japanese exports become less expensive for foreign buyers
C. Japanese imports become less expensive for German buyers
D. Japanese imports become more prestigious to German buyers
Answer» C. Japanese imports become less expensive for German buyers
34.

The assets market approach is most helpful in explaining ?

A. why exchange rates remain quite stable
B. why governments change their money supplies
C. long term exchange rate movements
D. short term exchange rate movements
Answer» E.
35.

Given a system of floating exchange rates falling income in the United States would trigger a (an) ?

A. increase in the demand for imports and an increase in the demand for foreign currency
B. increase in the demand for imports and a decrease in the demand for foreign currency
C. decrease in the demand for imports and an increase in the demand for foreign currency
D. decrease in the demand for imports and a decrease in the demand for foreign currency
Answer» E.
36.

Suppose Canada and Switzerland were the only two countries in the world There exists an excess supply of Swiss francs on the foreign exchange market This suggests that ?

A. the Canadian current account balance is in surplus
B. the Swiss current account balance is in deficit
C. the Canadian current account balance is in equilibrium
D. the Swiss current account balance is in equilibrium
Answer» C. the Canadian current account balance is in equilibrium
37.

For the United States suppose the annual interest rate on government securities equals 12 percent while the annual inflation rate equals 8 percent For Japan the annual interest rate on government securities equals 10 percent while the annual inflation rate equals 5 percent the above variables would cause investment funds to flow from ?

A. The United States to Japan causing the dollar to depreciate
B. The United States to Japan causing the dollar to appreciate
C. The Japan to United States, causing the dollar to depreciate
D. The Japan to United States, causing the dollar to appreciate
Answer» B. The United States to Japan causing the dollar to appreciate
38.

When the price of foreign currency (the exchange rate) is above the equilibrium level ?

A. an excess supply of that currency exists in the foreign exchange market
B. an excess demand for that currency exists in the foreign exchange market
C. the supply of foreign exchange shifts outward to the right
D. the supply of foreign exchange shifts backward to the left
Answer» B. an excess demand for that currency exists in the foreign exchange market