Exam 9: The Exchange Rate and the Balance of Payments

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Component Amount (billions of dollars) Investment ,I 700 Net taxes, T 1,300 Government expenditure , 1,200 G Exports, X 1,500 Imports ,M 1,700 -In the above table, the government sector balance is a ________ and net exports is a________ .

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If the demand for a countryʹs currency increases, the currency

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Which international account is used to record payments for imports, receipts from exports, net interest paid abroad and net transfers?

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Suppose China Airlines wants to purchase a French Airbus. The price of the Airbus is 95 million Euro. If the exchange rate is 1 euro per 9 yuan, the price of this airplane to China Airlines is

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The United States is a creditor nation.

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ʺThe current account records foreign investment in a nation minus investment abroad.ʺ Is the previous statement correct or incorrect?

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If the Federal Reserve increases interest rates, ceteris paribus,

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When Safeway supermarkets in the United States buys strawberries from Mexico,

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  -In the figure above, the shift in the demand curve for U.S. dollars from D<sub>0</sub><sub> </sub>to D<sub>1</sub><sub> </sub>could occur when -In the figure above, the shift in the demand curve for U.S. dollars from D0 to D1 could occur when

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Since the mid 1980s, the United States has been a net___________ and a___________ nation.

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Suppose the exchange rate of the U.S. dollar was 1.50 British pounds = $1.00 U.S.) on Wednesday, and on Monday the exchange rate was $.75 U.S.) = 1.00 British pound. Which of the following best describes what happened between Wednesday and Monday?

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Item Billions of dollars Exp orts of goods and services, X 500 Imports of goods and services, M Net taxes, T 750 Government exp enditure, G Saving, S 1,000 Investment, I -In the above table, suppose imports = $750 billion and government expenditures = $1,000 billion. Hence investment equals

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If X - M = $0 and the government sector has a deficit of $250 billion, the private sector

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Suppose $1 will buy 1.20 euros in January and 1.10 euros in December. As a result,

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A change in which of the following changes the supply of dollars and shifts the supply curve of dollars? I. An increase in the exchange rate. II. A change in interest rates. III. A decrease in the expected future exchange rate.

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Given the U.S. price level P, the foreign country price level P*, and the nominal exchange rate E in foreign currency per U.S. dollar, the real exchange rate RER is given by

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Suppose the exchange rate of the U.S. dollar was 1.00 euro = $0.50 on Thursday, and on Friday the exchange rate was $1.00 = 2.10 euros. Which of the following best explains what has happened between Thursday and Friday?

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When the U.S. exchange rate rises, foreign goods become_________ and U.S. imports _________.

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Item Billions of dollars Exports 234 Imports 277 Government expenditure 887 Net taxes 855 Investment 760 Saving 749 -The above table gives data for the nation of Sueland. What is the private sector balance?

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Airbus is a European jet airline producer. Indian Airlines wants to buy 23 Airbus planes from Airbus, due to increased demand for world travel. As a result,

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