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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 ?


athe United States to Switzerland causing the dollar to depreciate

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bthe United States to Switzerland causing the dollar to appreciate

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cSwitzerland to the United States causing the franc to depreciate

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dSwitzerland to the United States causing the franc to appreciate

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


a the rate of inflation in the United States

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bthe number of dollars printed by the U.S government

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cthe international demand and supply for dollars

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dthe monetary value of gold held at Fort Knox, Kentucky

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


athe value of other currencies will rise relative to the dollar

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b the dollar will depreciate relative to other currencies

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c the price of foreign goods will become cheaper to Canadians

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dthe price of foreign goods will rise for Canadians

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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

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brelatively high real interest rates in the United States

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cconfidence of foreign investors in the U.S economy

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drelatively high inflation rates in the United States

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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

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ban excess supply of the currency exists in the foreign exchange marketan excess supply of the currency exists in the foreign exchange market

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cthe demand for foreign exchange shifts outward to the right

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dthe demand for foreign exchange shifts backward to the left

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


alarge trade surpluses for the United States

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bhigh inflation rates in the United States

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clack of investor confidence in U.S money policy

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dhigch interest rates in the United States

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In the presences of purchasing power parity, if one-dollar exchanges for 2 British pounds and


a200 pounds

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b 400 pounds

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c600 pounds

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d 800 pounds

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


adecrease the foreign demand for dollars causing the dollar to depreciate

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bdecrease the foreign demand for dollars causing the dollar to appreciate

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c increase the foreign demand for dollars causing the dollar to depreciate

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dincrease the foreign demand for dollars causing the dollar to appreciate

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


athe inflation rate in each country will necessarily equal zero

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bthe inflation rate in each country will necessarily equal 1 percent

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cthe exchange rates are said to be fixed pegged to each other

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dpurchasing power parity holds

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


apurchasing power parity theory

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basset markets theory

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cmonetary theory

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d balance of payments theor

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