Given a Two-Country World, Suppose Japan Devalues the Yen by 20

question 84

Multiple Choice

Given a two-country world, suppose Japan devalues the yen by 20 percent and South Korea devalues the won by 15 percent.Other things equal, this results in

• A) an appreciation in the value of both currencies.
• B) a depreciation in the value of both currencies.
• C) an appreciation in the value of the yen against the won.
• D) a depreciation in the value of the yen against the won.

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