Consider That Britain Is Trying to Maintain a Fixed Exchange

question 44

Multiple Choice

Consider that Britain is trying to maintain a fixed exchange rate with respect to the U.S. dollar. However, the present situation in the foreign exchange market is conducive for the British pound to depreciate with respect to the U.S. dollar. A fully sterilized intervention in the foreign exchange market by the British government is expected to cause:

• A)the British money supply to fall.
• B)the British money supply to rise.
• C)the British money supply to remain unchanged.
• D)Britain to gain official international reserves.

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Definitions:

LIFO Method

An inventory valuation method that assumes the last items added to inventory are the first ones to be sold (Last In, First Out).

Periodic Inventory System

An inventory valuation method where the ending inventory and cost of goods sold are determined at the end of the accounting period.

Subsidiary Ledger

A detailed ledger that contains the individual accounts related to a specific category, supplementing the general ledger.

Consignment

An arrangement where goods are left with a third party to sell, but ownership remains with the supplier until the goods are sold.