a. If the exchange rate value of the British pound goes from U.S.$1.75 to U.S.$1.55, then the

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a. If the exchange rate value of the British pound goes from U.S.$1.75 to U.S.$1.55, then the pound has:

i. Appreciated and the British will find U.S. goods cheaper.

ii. Appreciated and the British will find U.S. goods more expensive.

iii. Depreciated and the British will find U.S. goods more expensive.

iv. Depreciated and the British will find U.S. goods cheaper.

b. Changes in which of the following are likely to affect interest rates?

i. Inflation expectations.

ii. Size of the federal deficit.

iii. Money supply.

iv. All of the above

c. According to the supply-side view of fiscal policy, if the impact on total tax revenues is the same, does it make any difference whether the government cuts taxes by either reducing marginal tax rates or increasing the personal exemption allowance?

i. No, both methods of cutting taxes will exert the same impact on aggregate supply.

ii. No, people in both cases will increase their savings, expecting higher future taxes, and thereby offset the stimulus effect of lower current taxes.

iii. Yes, the lower marginal tax rates alone will increase the incentive to earn marginal income and thereby stimulate aggregate supply.

iv. Yes, interest rates will increase if marginal tax rates are lowered, whereas they will tend to decrease if the personal exemption allowance is raised.

Exchange Rate
The value of one currency for the purpose of conversion to another. Exchange Rate means on any day, for purposes of determining the Dollar Equivalent of any currency other than Dollars, the rate at which such currency may be exchanged into Dollars...
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ISBN: 978-0077861674

10th edition

Authors: Zvi Bodie, Alex Kane, Alan J. Marcus

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