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Multiple Choice

Assume a U.S. firm initiates direct foreign investment in the U.K. If the British pound is expected to appreciate against the dollar, the dollar value of earnings remitted to the parent should ____. The parent may request that the subsidiary ____ in order to benefit from the expectation about the pound.

• A) increase; postpone remitting earnings until the pound strengthens
• B) decrease; postpone remitting earnings until the pound strengthens
• C) decrease; remit earnings immediately before the pound strengthens
• D) increase; remit earnings immediately before the pound strengthens

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Definitions:

Normal Good

A type of good for which demand increases when income increases, and falls when income decreases, but price remains constant.

Inferior Good

A type of good for which demand decreases as the income of individuals or the economy increases, opposite to what is observed with a normal good.

Law of Supply

It states that, all else equal, an increase in the price of a good or service will lead to an increase in the quantity supplied.

Law of Demand

An economic principle stating that the quantity demanded of a good decreases as its price increases, all else being equal, and vice versa.