If for Some Reason Americans Desired to Decrease Their Purchases

question 127

Multiple Choice

If for some reason Americans desired to decrease their purchases of foreign assets,then other things the same

• A)both the real exchange rate and the quantity of dollars exchanged in the market for foreign-currency exchange would fall.
• B)both the real exchange rate and the quantity of dollars exchanged in the market for foreign-currency would rise.
• C)the real exchange rate would rise and the quantity of dollars exchanged in the market for foreign-currency would fall.
• D)the real exchange rate would fall and the quantity of dollars exchanged in the market for foreign-currency would rise.

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Definitions:

Price Takers

Participants in a market who accept the prevailing market price because they do not have enough power to influence it.

Market

A place or platform where buyers and sellers come together to trade goods, services, or financial instruments.

Monopoly

A market structure characterized by a single seller, selling a unique product in the market with restrictions on the entry of new firms.

Law of Demand

An economic principle stating that as the price of a good or service increases, consumer demand for the good or service will decrease, and vice versa, holding all else constant.