The Figure Given Below Depicts the Demand and Supply of Brazilian

question 90

Multiple Choice

The figure given below depicts the demand and supply of Brazilian reals in the foreign exchange market. Assume that the market operates under a flexible exchange rate regime.Figure 22.1
In the figure:
D₁ and D₂: Demand for Brazilian reals
S₁ and S₂: Supply of Brazilian reals

-Refer to Figure 22.1. Assume that the initial equilibrium exchange rate is 6 pesos per real. Other things remaining equal, an increase in the number of Brazilian tourists to Mexico is most likely to:

• A)keep the equilibrium exchange rate constant.
• B)shift the demand curve for pesos to the right.
• C)shift the supply curve of pesos to the left.
• D)shift the demand curve for pesos to the left.
• E)lower the equilibrium exchange rate.

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Definitions:

Production Possibilities Curve

A visual diagram illustrating the highest potential production mixes of two products or services that an economy can reach when it uses all its resources in a completely efficient manner.

Stable Supply Curve

A situation in which the supply curve remains unchanged over time, indicating that the quantity supplied is not affected by changes in price.

Increasing Demand

A situation where the quantity of a good or service that consumers are willing and able to buy increases, often due to factors like rising incomes, changes in tastes, or lower prices of the product.

Allocative Efficiency

A state of resource allocation where it is impossible to make any one individual better off without making at least one individual worse off.