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When a U.S. company purchases a factory in Singapore, this will be a

A) credit on the current account of the U.S. balance of payments.
B) debit on the current account of the U.S. balance of payments.
C) an inflow of money on the financial account of the U.S. balance of payments.
D) an outflow of money on the financial account of the U.S. balance of payments.

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Question 122

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Assume that Japan and the United States are engaged in a system of flexible exchange rates. Refer to the graph. An increase in the demand for yen will result in

A) a depreciation of the Japanese yen.
B) an appreciation of the U.S. dollar.
C) a depreciation of the U.S. dollar.
D) a decrease in the dollar price of yen.

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All else being equal, an increased demand for U.S. products in the European Union will create a

If the rate of exchange for a pound is $4, the rate of exchange for the dollar is

The expectations of speculators in the United States are that the exchange rate for the euro will fall in the future, will increase the supply of euros in the foreign exchange market, and decrease the exchange rate for the euros.

Which of the following combinations is plausible, as it relates to a nation's balance of payments?

In equilibrium, if $1 = 0.5 pound sterling and 1 pound sterling = 40 Swiss francs, the exchange rate between dollar and franc will be

What are the pros and cons of the managed float system of exchange rates?

A trade deficit for the United States is generally financed by

$\begin{array} { | l | c | } \hline \text { (1) Goods Exports } & + \$ 15 \\\hline \text { (2) Goods Imports } & - 17 \\\hline \text { (3) Service Exports } & + 5 \\\hline \text { (4) Service Imports } & - 2 \\\hline \text { (5) Net Investment Income } & - 5 \\\hline \text { (6) Net Transfers } & + 4 \\\hline \text { (7) Foreign Purchases of Assets } & + 5 \\\hline \text { (8) Purchases of Foreign Assets } & - 11 \\\hline \text { (9) Balance on Capital Account } & + 1 \\\hline\end{array}$ The table shows a balance of payments statement for Transylvania. All ?gures are in billions of dollars. Foreigners made a larger volume of asset purchases in Transylvania during the year than Transylvanians made asset purchases abroad.

International transactions fall into what two broad categories?

The following are hypothetical exchange rates: 2 euros = 1 pound; $1 = 2 pounds. We can conclude that

$\begin{array} { | l | r | } \hline \text { (1) Goods Exports } & + \$ 200 \\\hline \text { (2) Balance on Capital Account } & 0 \\\hline \text { (3) Net Transfers } & 0 \\\hline \text { (4) Imports of Services } & - 100 \\\hline \text { (5) Net Investment Income } & 0 \\\hline \text { (6) US Purchases of Assets Abroad } & - 50 \\\hline \text { (7) Goods Imports } & - 250 \\\hline \text { (8) Foreign Purchases of Assets in the US } & + 150 \\\hline \text { (9) Exports of Services } & + 50 \\\hline\end{array}$ The plus items in the table are "export-type" entries and the minus items are "import-type" entries in the balance of payments for the hypothetical country of Zippo. The ?nancial account items for Zippo Are

Explain the basic difference in a fixed (or pegged) exchange rate policy as opposed to a flexible exchange rate policy.

If the equilibrium exchange rate changes so that fewer dollars are needed to buy a South Korean won, then

The purchasing-power-parity theory holds that exchange rates should equalize the inflation rates among the trading nations.

As the economy recovers from a recession, economists expect its

The accompanying diagram represents a flexible exchange market for foreign currency. Other things equal, a leftward shift of the supply curve would

$\begin{array} { | l | r | } \hline \text { (1) Goods Exports } & + \$ 200 \\\hline \text { (2) Balance on Capital Account } & 0 \\\hline \text { (3) Net Transfers } & 0 \\\hline \text { (4) Imports of Services } & - 100 \\\hline \text { (5) Net Investment Income } & 0 \\\hline \text { (6) US Purchases of Assets Abroad } & - 50 \\\hline \text { (7) Goods Imports } & - 250 \\\hline \text { (8) Foreign Purchases of Assets in the US } & + 150 \\\hline \text { (9) Exports of Services } & + 50 \\\hline\end{array}$ The plus items in the table are "export-type" entries and the minus items are "import-type" entries in the balance of payments for the hypothetical country of Zippo. Zippo has a