A Weaker U

question 34

Multiple Choice

A weaker U.S. dollar is an economically favorable exchange-rate shift for manufacturing plants based in the United States.

• A)This is a true statement.
• B)No, the U.S. dollar must be stronger.
• C)Yes, because it provides for a weakened foreign demand for U.S.-made goods.
• D)Yes, because it makes such plants less cost competitive with foreign plants.
• E)Yes, because it provides incentives of foreign companies to locate manufacturing facilities in the U.S. to make goods for U.S. consumers.

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Definitions:

Prior Probabilities

The likelihood of events or outcomes based on existing knowledge before new evidence is taken into account.

Sample Information

Data or observations collected from a portion of a population, used to make inferences about the whole population.

States Of Nature

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Expected Opportunity Loss

The anticipated loss in value resulting from not choosing the best action or decision under uncertainty.