With Fixed Exchange Rates, Assume That the Home Currency Becomes

question 14

Multiple Choice

With fixed exchange rates, assume that the home currency becomes undervalued relative to its par value.Other things equal, to maintain the fixed exchange rate, the home country's central bank must

• A) purchase the home currency, and as a result it loses international reserves.
• B) purchase the home currency, and as a result it gains international reserves.
• C) sell the home currency, and as a result it loses international reserves.
• D) sell the home currency, and as a result it gains international reserves.

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