Question 1

You are planning a graduation trip to Mexico. Other things the same, if the dollar depreciates relative to the peso, then

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A)  the dollar buys fewer pesos. Your hotel room in Mexico will require fewer dollars. 
B)  the dollar buys fewer pesos. Your hotel room in Mexico will require more dollars. 
C)  the dollar buys more pesos. Your hotel room in Mexico will require fewer dollars. 
D)  the dollar buys more pesos. Your hotel room in Mexico will require more dollars. 
A)  the dollar buys fewer pesos. Your hotel room in Mexico will require fewer dollars. 
B)  the dollar buys fewer pesos. Your hotel room in Mexico will require more dollars. 
C)  the dollar buys more pesos. Your hotel room in Mexico will require fewer dollars. 
D)  the dollar buys more pesos. Your hotel room in Mexico will require more dollars.

Question 2

The purchase of U.S. government bonds by Egyptians is an example of

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A)  U.S. imports. 
B)  U.S. exports. 
C)  foreign portfolio investment by Egyptians. 
D)  foreign direct investment by Egyptians. 
A)  U.S. imports. 
B)  U.S. exports. 
C)  foreign portfolio investment by Egyptians. 
D)  foreign direct investment by Egyptians.

Question 3

Table 31-2
  
-Refer to Table 31-2. In real terms, U.S. goods are more expensive than goods in which countries?

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A)  Britain 
B)  Germany and Japan 
C)  Japan 
D)  Germany and Venezuela 
A)  Britain 
B)  Germany and Japan 
C)  Japan 
D)  Germany and Venezuela

Question 4

A Swiss company sells chocolates to a retailer in the United States. These sales by themselves

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A)  decrease U.S. net export and Swiss net exports. 
B)  decrease U.S. net exports and increase Swiss net exports. 
C)  increase U.S. and Swiss net exports. 
D)  increase U.S. net exports and decrease Swiss net exports. 
A)  decrease U.S. net export and Swiss net exports. 
B)  decrease U.S. net exports and increase Swiss net exports. 
C)  increase U.S. and Swiss net exports. 
D)  increase U.S. net exports and decrease Swiss net exports.

Question 5

If the exchange rate is 60 Indian rupees per dollar and a bushel of rice costs 200 rupees in India and $3 in the U.S., then the real exchange rate is

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A)  greater than one and arbitrageurs could profit by buying rice in the U.S. and selling it in India. 
B)  greater than one and arbitrageurs could profit by buying rice in India and selling it in the U.S.. 
C)  less than one and arbitrageurs could profit by buying rice in the U.S. and selling it in India. 
D)  less than one and arbitrageurs could profit by buying rice in India and selling it in the U.S.. 
A)  greater than one and arbitrageurs could profit by buying rice in the U.S. and selling it in India. 
B)  greater than one and arbitrageurs could profit by buying rice in India and selling it in the U.S.. 
C)  less than one and arbitrageurs could profit by buying rice in the U.S. and selling it in India. 
D)  less than one and arbitrageurs could profit by buying rice in India and selling it in the U.S..

Question 6

Mike, a U.S. citizen, buys $1,000 worth of olives from Greece. By itself this purchase

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A)  increases U.S. imports by $1,000 and increases U.S. net exports by $1,000. 
B)  increases U.S. imports by $1,000 and decreases U.S. net exports by $1,000. 
C)  increases U.S. exports by $1,000 and increases U.S. net exports by $1,000. 
D)  increases U.S. exports by $1,000 and decreases U.S. net exports by $1,000. 
A)  increases U.S. imports by $1,000 and increases U.S. net exports by $1,000. 
B)  increases U.S. imports by $1,000 and decreases U.S. net exports by $1,000. 
C)  increases U.S. exports by $1,000 and increases U.S. net exports by $1,000. 
D)  increases U.S. exports by $1,000 and decreases U.S. net exports by $1,000.

Question 7

If purchasing-power parity between France and the U.S. holds, but then U.S. prices rise,

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A)  the real exchange rate is above its purchasing-power parity value. An increase in the nominal exchange rate can move it back. 
B)  the real exchange rate is above its purchasing-power parity value. A decrease in the nominal exchange rate can move it back. 
C)  the real exchange rate is below its purchasing-power parity value. An increase in the nominal exchange rate can move it back. 
D)  the real exchange rate is below its purchasing-power parity value. A decrease in the nominal exchange rate can move it back. 
A)  the real exchange rate is above its purchasing-power parity value. An increase in the nominal exchange rate can move it back. 
B)  the real exchange rate is above its purchasing-power parity value. A decrease in the nominal exchange rate can move it back. 
C)  the real exchange rate is below its purchasing-power parity value. An increase in the nominal exchange rate can move it back. 
D)  the real exchange rate is below its purchasing-power parity value. A decrease in the nominal exchange rate can move it back.

Question 8

A country has a trade deficit. Which of the following must also be true?

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A)  net capital outflow is positive and domestic investment is larger than saving 
B)  net capital outflow is positive and saving is larger than domestic investment 
C)  net capital outflow is negative and domestic investment is larger than saving 
D)  net capital outflow is negative and saving is larger than domestic investment 
A)  net capital outflow is positive and domestic investment is larger than saving 
B)  net capital outflow is positive and saving is larger than domestic investment 
C)  net capital outflow is negative and domestic investment is larger than saving 
D)  net capital outflow is negative and saving is larger than domestic investment

Question 9

If the nominal exchange rate e is foreign currency per dollar, the domestic price is P, and the foreign price is P*, then the real exchange rate is defined as

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A)  eP*/P). 
B)  eP/P*). 
C)  e + P*/P. 
D)  e - P/P*. 
A)  eP*/P). 
B)  eP/P*). 
C)  e + P*/P. 
D)  e - P/P*.

Question 10

If a country's purchases of foreign assets exceeds foreign purchases of domestic assets, that country has

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A)  positive net exports and positive net capital outflows. 
B)  positive net exports and negative net capital outflows. 
C)  negative net exports and positive net capital outflows. 
D)  negative net exports and negative net capital outflows. 
A)  positive net exports and positive net capital outflows. 
B)  positive net exports and negative net capital outflows. 
C)  negative net exports and positive net capital outflows. 
D)  negative net exports and negative net capital outflows.

Question 11

Net capital outflow is the purchase of domestic assets by foreign residents minus the purchase of foreign assets by domestic residents.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

A firm in the United Kingdom hires a firm in the U.S. to train its managers. By itself this transaction

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A)  increases U.S. imports and decreases U.S. net exports. 
B)  increases U.S. imports and increases U.S. net exports. 
C)  increases U.S. exports and decreases U.S. net exports. 
D)  increases U.S. exports and increases U.S. net exports. 
A)  increases U.S. imports and decreases U.S. net exports. 
B)  increases U.S. imports and increases U.S. net exports. 
C)  increases U.S. exports and decreases U.S. net exports. 
D)  increases U.S. exports and increases U.S. net exports.

Question 13

The nominal exchange rate is 32 Russian rubles per dollar. The price of a bushel of wheat is 260 rubles in Russia and $7 in the U.S.
A. What is the real exchange rate? Show your work.
B. Can arbitragers make a profit?
C. If your answer to B is yes, where would arbitragers buy and where would they sell.

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A. The real exchange rate = $7

Question 14

If purchasing-power parity holds, a dollar will buy

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A)  more goods in foreign countries than in the United States. 
B)  as many goods in foreign countries as it does in the United States. 
C)  fewer goods in foreign countries than it does in the United States. 
D)  None of the above is implied by purchasing-power parity. 
A)  more goods in foreign countries than in the United States. 
B)  as many goods in foreign countries as it does in the United States. 
C)  fewer goods in foreign countries than it does in the United States. 
D)  None of the above is implied by purchasing-power parity.

Question 15

If U.S. consumers increase their demand for apples from New Zealand, then other things the same New Zealand's

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A)  imports and net exports rise. 
B)  imports rise and net exports fall. 
C)  exports and net exports rise. 
D)  exports rise and net exports fall. 
A)  imports and net exports rise. 
B)  imports rise and net exports fall. 
C)  exports and net exports rise. 
D)  exports rise and net exports fall.

Question 16

Which of the following is inconsistent with the others?

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A)  Y - C - G > I 
B)  this country had a trade surplus 
C)  the purchase of foreign assets by this country's residents exceed foreigner's purchases of this country's assets 
D)  this country's investment exceeded its domestic saving 
A)  Y - C - G > I 
B)  this country had a trade surplus 
C)  the purchase of foreign assets by this country's residents exceed foreigner's purchases of this country's assets 
D)  this country's investment exceeded its domestic saving

Question 17

Net capital outflow equals the purchase of

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A)  foreign assets by domestic residents. 
B)  domestic assets by foreign residents. 
C)  domestic assets by foreign residents - the purchase of foreign assets by domestic residents 
D)  foreign assets by domestic residents - the purchase of domestic assets by foreign residents 
A)  foreign assets by domestic residents. 
B)  domestic assets by foreign residents. 
C)  domestic assets by foreign residents - the purchase of foreign assets by domestic residents 
D)  foreign assets by domestic residents - the purchase of domestic assets by foreign residents

Question 18

Which of the following is correct? Since 1950

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A)  U.S. exports and U.S. imports each about doubled. 
B)  U.S. exports and U.S. imports each about tripled. 
C)  U.S. exports about doubled and U.S. imports about tripled. 
D)  U.S. exports about tripled and U.S. imports about doubled. 
A)  U.S. exports and U.S. imports each about doubled. 
B)  U.S. exports and U.S. imports each about tripled. 
C)  U.S. exports about doubled and U.S. imports about tripled. 
D)  U.S. exports about tripled and U.S. imports about doubled.

Question 19

What does purchasing-power parity imply about the real exchange rate? Explain what this means.

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That it is equal to one. The n

Question 20

Other things the same, a country could move from having a trade surplus to having a trade deficit if either

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A)  saving rose or domestic investment rose. 
B)  saving rose or domestic investment fell. 
C)  saving fell or domestic investment rose. 
D)  saving fell or domestic investment fell. 
A)  saving rose or domestic investment rose. 
B)  saving rose or domestic investment fell. 
C)  saving fell or domestic investment rose. 
D)  saving fell or domestic investment fell.

You are planning a graduation trip to Mexico. Other things the same, if the dollar depreciates relative to the peso, then

The purchase of U.S. government bonds by Egyptians is an example of

Table 31-2 -Refer to Table 31-2. In real terms, U.S. goods are more expensive than goods in which countries?

A Swiss company sells chocolates to a retailer in the United States. These sales by themselves

If the exchange rate is 60 Indian rupees per dollar and a bushel of rice costs 200 rupees in India and $3 in the U.S., then the real exchange rate is

Mike, a U.S. citizen, buys $1,000 worth of olives from Greece. By itself this purchase

If purchasing-power parity between France and the U.S. holds, but then U.S. prices rise,

A country has a trade deficit. Which of the following must also be true?

If the nominal exchange rate e is foreign currency per dollar, the domestic price is P, and the foreign price is P*, then the real exchange rate is defined as

If a country's purchases of foreign assets exceeds foreign purchases of domestic assets, that country has

Net capital outflow is the purchase of domestic assets by foreign residents minus the purchase of foreign assets by domestic residents.

A firm in the United Kingdom hires a firm in the U.S. to train its managers. By itself this transaction

If purchasing-power parity holds, a dollar will buy

If U.S. consumers increase their demand for apples from New Zealand, then other things the same New Zealand's

Which of the following is inconsistent with the others?

Net capital outflow equals the purchase of

Which of the following is correct? Since 1950

What does purchasing-power parity imply about the real exchange rate? Explain what this means.

Other things the same, a country could move from having a trade surplus to having a trade deficit if either

Ten Principles of Economics

Thinking Like an Economist

Interdependence and the Gains From Trade

The Market Forces of Supply and Demand

Measuring a Nations Income

Measuring the Cost of Living

Production and Growth

Saving, Investment, and the Financial System

The Basic Tools of Finance

Unemployment and Its Natural Rate

The Monetary System

Money Growth and Inflation

A Macroeconomic Theory of the Open Economy

Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply

The Influence of Monetary and Fiscal Policy on Aggregate Demand

The Short-Run Tradeoff Between Inflation and Unemployment

Six Debates Over Macroeconomic Policy

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Exam 13: Open-Economy Macroeconomics: Basic Concepts

You are planning a graduation trip to Mexico. Other things the same, if the dollar depreciates relative to the peso, then

The purchase of U.S. government bonds by Egyptians is an example of

Table 31-2 -Refer to Table 31-2. In real terms, U.S. goods are more expensive than goods in which countries?

A Swiss company sells chocolates to a retailer in the United States. These sales by themselves

If the exchange rate is 60 Indian rupees per dollar and a bushel of rice costs 200 rupees in India and $3 in the U.S., then the real exchange rate is

Mike, a U.S. citizen, buys $1,000 worth of olives from Greece. By itself this purchase

If purchasing-power parity between France and the U.S. holds, but then U.S. prices rise,

A country has a trade deficit. Which of the following must also be true?

If the nominal exchange rate e is foreign currency per dollar, the domestic price is P, and the foreign price is P*, then the real exchange rate is defined as

If a country's purchases of foreign assets exceeds foreign purchases of domestic assets, that country has

Net capital outflow is the purchase of domestic assets by foreign residents minus the purchase of foreign assets by domestic residents.

A firm in the United Kingdom hires a firm in the U.S. to train its managers. By itself this transaction

If purchasing-power parity holds, a dollar will buy

If U.S. consumers increase their demand for apples from New Zealand, then other things the same New Zealand's

Which of the following is inconsistent with the others?

Net capital outflow equals the purchase of

Which of the following is correct? Since 1950

What does purchasing-power parity imply about the real exchange rate? Explain what this means.

Other things the same, a country could move from having a trade surplus to having a trade deficit if either

Ten Principles of Economics

Thinking Like an Economist

Interdependence and the Gains From Trade

The Market Forces of Supply and Demand

Measuring a Nations Income

Measuring the Cost of Living

Production and Growth

Saving, Investment, and the Financial System

The Basic Tools of Finance

Unemployment and Its Natural Rate

The Monetary System

Money Growth and Inflation

A Macroeconomic Theory of the Open Economy

Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply

The Influence of Monetary and Fiscal Policy on Aggregate Demand

The Short-Run Tradeoff Between Inflation and Unemployment

Six Debates Over Macroeconomic Policy

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