Recently the British Pound Suffered an Unexpected Depreciation in Value

question 23

Multiple Choice

Recently the British Pound suffered an unexpected depreciation in value. Which of the following actions being considered by Coventry Furniture of London, a purely domestic furniture manufacturer and retailer, would be considered a highly unlikely response to the depreciation of the pound?

• A) Coventry might choose to maintain its domestic sales prices constant in pound terms.
• B) Coventry might try to raise domestic prices because competing imports are now priced higher in England.
• C) Coventry might try to lower domestic prices because competing imports are now priced higher in England.
• D) none of the above

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