Holding All Else Constant, an Increase in the Real Interest

question 24

Multiple Choice

Holding all else constant, an increase in the real interest rate on Mexican assets will ________ the supply for dollars in the foreign exchange market and ________ the equilibrium Mexican peso/U.S. dollar exchange rate.

• A)increase; increase
• B)increase; decrease
• C)decrease; decrease
• D)decrease; increase

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Definitions:

Accounts Receivable

Money owed to a business by its customers for goods or services delivered but not yet paid for.

Accounts Payable

Liabilities of a business that represent amounts owed to creditors for goods and services received but not yet paid for.

Sunk Costs

Expenses that have already been incurred and cannot be recovered, which should not affect future business decisions.

Capital Budgeting

The process by which a business evaluates and selects long-term investments that are expected to yield returns over a period of time longer than one year.