Economics MCQs

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Given the foreign currency market for the Swiss franc, the supply of franc slopes upward, because as the dollar price of the franc rises ?
A. America’s demand for swiss merchandise rises
B. America’s demand for swiss merchandise falls
C. Switzerland’s demand for american merchandise rises
D. Switzerland’s demand for american merchandise falls
Suppose there occurs an increase in the Canadian demand for Japanese computers This results in a (an) ?
A. Increase in the demand for yen
B. Decrease in the demand for yen
C. Increase in the supply of yen
D. Decrease in the supply of yen
If a nation’s interest rates are relatively low compared to those of other countries then the exchange value of its currency will tend to ?
A. Depreciate under a system of fixed exchange rates
B. Depreciate under a system of floating exchange rates
C. Appreciate under a system of floating exchange rates
D. Appreciate under a system of floating fixed rates
The J-curve effect refers to the observation that ?
A. Gdp usually decreases before it increases after a currency depreciation
B. The trade balance usually gets worse before it improves after a currency depreciation
C. The trade balance usually gets better before it gets worse after a currency appreciation
D. Gdp usually decreases before it increases after a currency appreciation
The supply of foreign currency tends to be ?
A. Upward sloping
B. Downward sloping
C. Vertical
D. Any of the above