Which of the Following Is NOT a Motivation Identified by the Authors

question 64

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a motivation identified by the authors as a function of the foreign exchange market?

• A) the transfer of purchasing power between countries
• B) obtaining or providing credit for international trade transactions
• C) minimizing the risks of exchange rate changes
• D) All of the above were identified as functions of the foreign exchange market.

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Definitions:

Net Primary Productivity

The rate at which all the plants in an ecosystem produce net useful chemical energy; essentially, it is the amount of energy that is available to the primary consumers in an ecosystem.

Photosynthesis

The process by which green plants, algae, and some bacteria convert light energy, usually from the sun, into chemical energy in the form of glucose, using water and carbon dioxide and releasing oxygen as a byproduct.

Biomass

A quantitative estimate of the total mass, or amount, of living material in a particular ecosystem.

Gross Primary Productivity

The total rate at which photosynthetic organisms in an ecosystem convert carbon dioxide into organic carbon compounds.