Multiple Choice
Suppose that Argentina's dollar-denominated external assets and liabilities are $10 billion and $100 billion, respectively, and its Argentine peso-denominated external assets and liabilities are each 50 billion pesos (P) . Suppose further that Argentina fixes its exchange rate at P1 = $US1. How was Argentina's net external wealth affected as a result of the devaluation of the peso (from P1 = $US1 to P3 = $US1) ?
A) Net external wealth rose.
B) Net external wealth fell.
C) Net external wealth was not affected.
D) One cannot determine how net external wealth was affected with the information provided.
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