ECO 305 Week 9 Quiz – Strayer
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Quiz 8 Chapter 12 and 13
EXCHANGE-RATE DETERMINATION
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. 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
2. 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
3. Low
real interest rates in the United States tend to:
a. Decrease the demand for dollars,
causing the dollar to depreciate
b. Decrease the demand for dollars,
causing the dollar to appreciate
c. Increase the demand for dollars,
causing the dollar to depreciate
d. Increase the demand for dollars,
causing the dollar to appreciate
4. High
real interest rates in the United States tend to:
a. Decrease the demand for dollars,
causing the dollar to depreciate
b. Decrease the demand for dollars,
causing the dollar to appreciate
c. Increase the demand for dollars,
causing the dollar to depreciate
d. Increase the demand for dollars,
causing the dollar to appreciate
5. Assume
that the United States faces an 8 percent inflation rate while no (zero)
inflation exists in Japan. According to the purchasing-power parity theory, 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
6. In
the presence of purchasing-power parity, if one dollar exchanges for 2 British
pounds and if a VCR costs $400 in the United States, then in Great Britain the
VCR should cost:
a. 200 pounds
b. 400 pounds
c. 600 pounds
d. 800 pounds
7. If
wheat costs $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
8. A
primary reason that explains the appreciation in the value of the U.S. dollar
in the 1980s is:
a. Large trade surpluses for the United
States
b. Relatively high inflation rates in the
United States
c. Lack of investor confidence in the U.S.
monetary policy
d. Relatively high interest rates in the
United States
9. 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
10. 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 that 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
11. When
the price of foreign currency (i.e., 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
12. 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
13. Suppose
Mexico and the United States were the only two countries in the world. There
exists an excess supply of pesos on the foreign exchange market. This suggests
that:
a. Mexico's current account is in surplus
b. Mexico's current account is in deficit
c. The U.S. current account is in deficit
d. The U.S. current account is in
equilibrium
14. If
Canada runs a trade surplus with Mexico and exchange rates are floating:
a. The peso will depreciate relative to
the dollar
b. The dollar will depreciate relative to
the peso
c. The prices of all foreign goods will
fall for Canadians
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