ECON102 Study Guide - Final Guide: Foreign Exchange Market, The Foreign Exchange, Canadian Dollar

Multiple choices

1. Banks face liquidity risk because

A) they can have difficulty meeting their depositor's demands to withdraw money.

B) they are unable to borrow from the Federal Reserve.

C) households and businesses may seek to borrow a large number of funds in a short period of time.

D) governments tend to run high budget deficits.

2. The original intention of the Fed's role as lender of last resort was to make loans to banks that were

A) not illiquid nor insolvent.

B) illiquid, but not insolvent.

C) insolvent, but not illiquid.

D) both illiquid and insolvent.

3. Why might a nation seek to maintain a pegged exchange rate?

A) It makes business planning easier for firms involved in the global economy.

B) It removes the need to intervene in the foreign exchange market.

C) It ensures that the exchange rate will remain at its equilibrium.

D) It makes their currency more attractive on the foreign exchange market.

4. Suppose a country pegs its currency. If investors start to believe the peg will collapse and the currency is going to depreciate, as the government defends the peg the interest rate will

A) Not move as interest rates must remain constant in a peg

B) Increase to maintain the peg

C) Decrease to maintain the peg

D) It depends on the inflation rate is low or high compared to the country to which the currency is pegged.

5. When the Fed extends loans to depository institutions

A) increases the level of reserves.

B) it decreases the level of reserves.

C) it reduces the total value of the assets on its balance sheet.

D) it reduces the total value of the liabilities on its balance sheet.

6. If the Fed buys securities worth $10 million, then

A) bank reserves will increase by $10 million.

B) bank reserves will decrease by $10 million.

C) currency in circulation will increase by $10 million.

D) bank holdings of securities increased by $10 million.

7. If the Fed purchases $1 million in securities from the nonbank public, the monetary base will rise by $1 million

A) if the public holds the proceeds as currency.

B) if the public deposits the proceeds as checkable deposits.

C) if the public deposits the proceeds with the Treasury in a monetary base account.

D) whether the public holds the proceeds as currency or deposits them as checkable deposits.

8. The aggregate M1 consists of

A) currency plus all deposits in financial institutions.

B) currency plus savings deposits in financial institutions.

C) currency plus checkable deposits in financial institutions.

D) currency.

9. If the Fed purchases $1 million worth of securities and the required reserve ratio is 8%, by how much will deposits increase (assuming no change in excess reserves or the public's currency holdings)?

A) rise by $1 million

B) decline by $1 million

C) rise by $8 million

D) rise by $12.5 million

10. Suppose the required reserve ratio is 8% and the Fed purchases $100 million worth of Treasury bills from Wells Fargo. Suppose Wells Fargo didn't have excess reserves, then by how much is Wells Fargo able to increase its loans?

A) $8 million

B) $92 million

C) $100 million

D) $1.25 billion

11. If banks hold no excess reserves, checkable deposits total $1.5 billion, currency totals $400 million, and the required reserve ratio is 10%, then the monetary base equals

A) $550 million.

B) $1.54 billion.

C) $1.9 billion

D) $15 billion.

The largest corporation based in the United States is:

A) General Motors.
B) ExxonMobil.
C) General Electric.
D) Microsoft.

2.

Service exports from the United States equal _____ per year.

A) less than $100 billion
B) approximately $250 billion
C) less than $350 billion
D) approximately $500 billion

3.

In addition to agricultural products and manufactured goods, the United States is also the world's largest exporter of:

A) processed and packaged foods.
B) pharmaceuticals.
C) electronics.
D) business services and retailing.

4.

Before entering a country, marketers need to determine if the country has the required _____ to support their marketing efforts.

A) moral code
B) legal system
C) infrastructure
D) trade bodies

5.

In order for a marketer to operate efficiently in a foreign country, it is crucial that a stable _____ be in place to facilitate trade.

A) free trade agreement
B) tariff
C) infrastructure
D) labor force

6.

Which of the following is not a trade barrier to an exporter?

A) Tariffs
B) Import quotas
C) Subsidies
D) Related party trade

7.

A complete ban on the import of a product is known as a(n):

A) import quota.
B) embargo.
C) revenue tariff.
D) protective tariff.

8.

Exchange control is an administrative barrier to international trade that:

A) requires companies that export to sell foreign currencies to the central bank or other foreign agency, and importers to buy foreign currencies from the same organization.
B) supports domestic industry through grants of money or research support.
C) completely bans the importation of a product.
D) sells products in a foreign market cheaper than they are sold domestically.

9.

When a group of nations agree to the free trade of goods among themselves by abolishing tariffs and trade restrictions, the nations have created a:

A) common market.
B) customs union.
C) trading block.
D) free-trade area.

10.

Which of the following is not an objective of the European Union(EU)?

A) eventually remove all trade barriers to free trade among its members.
B) standardize currencies and regulations between member nations.
C) promote the basic tenets of the WTO and GATT treaty.
D) eventually evolve into an independent political entity.

11.

An organization that provides first-time exporters with expertise in locating foreign buyers, handling paperwork, and conforming to local labeling and testing laws is called a(n):

A) export facilitator.
B) export title company.
C) trade assistance corporation.
D) export management company.

12.

McDonald

Economic Questions, if you have time, explain why that's the answer:

7A. Assume the U.S. dollar and the Canadian dollar are traded in flexible currency markets. Which of the following would cause the U.S. dollar to depreciate relative to the Canadian dollar?

A. Higher price level in Canada relative to the United States.

B. Higher interest rates in the United States relative to Canada.

C. Lower interest rates in the United States relative to Canada.

D. Decreasing GDP in the United States than in Canada.

E. Increasing GDP in Canada relative to the United States.

7B. If an exchange rate is said to be floating, that means it is

A, set by the World Bank.

B. set by the government.

C. set by the market forces of supply and demand.

D. set by the International Monetary Fund.

E. set by individual banks.

7C. When the international value of the U.S. dollar increases,

A. Americans pay more for foreign goods.

B. the U.S. trade deficit decreases.

C. U.S. imports decrease.

D. Americans would demand less foreign currency.

E. U.S. exports decrease.

7D. Suppose interest rates fall in the United States, but they don’t fall in other nations. What is the impact on the flow of financial capital, the value of the U.S. dollar, and U.S. net exports (based on the changing value of the dollar)?

Capital Flow / Value of the U.S. dollar / Net Exports

A. Inflow / Appreciate / Increase

B. Inflow / Appreciate / Decrease

C. Outflow / Depreciate / Decrease

D. Outflow / Depreciate / Increase

E. Outflow / Appreciate / Decrease

7E. Which of the following would cause the U.S. dollar (USD) to appreciate as compared to the euro?

A. Interest rates in the United States decrease.

B. American consumers prefer to buy European goods.

C. European consumers boycott American goods.

D. GDP in the European Union decreases.

E. GDP in the European Union increases.

8A.

Which of the following would cause the U.S. dollar (USD) to depreciate as compared to the euro?

A. Interest rates in the United States decrease.

B. Interest rates in the European Union decrease.

C. Price levels in the European Union increase.

D. Price levels in the United States decrease.

E. GDP in the European Union increases.

8B. The U.S. dollar is currently trading for 7 pesos per dollar. If the exchange rate adjusts to 10 pesos per dollar then

A. the U.S. dollar has depreciated.

B. the U.S. dollar has appreciated.

C. the Mexican peso has appreciated.

D. both the Mexican peso and the U.S. dollar have appreciated.

E. both the Mexican peso and the U.S. dollar have depreciated.

8C. Suppose the United States and Brazil sign a free trade agreement. If real interest rates increase in the United States but not in Brazil, which of the following will be true of Brazilian capital flow, exports, and the value of the Brazilian real?

Capital Flow / Exports / Value of Brazilian Real

A.Inflow / Increase / Depreciate.

B. Inflow / Decrease / Appreciate.

C. Outflow / Increase / Appreciate.

D. Outflow / Decrease / Appreciate.

E. Outflow / Increase / Depreciate.

8D. Suppose Europeans began purchasing real assets in the United States. How would this impact the foreign exchange market for the euro and the U.S. dollar price of the euro?

Supply of euro / U.S. dollar Price of euro

A. Increase / Increase

B. Increase / Decrease

C. Decrease / Increase

D. Decrease / Decrease

E. Decrease/ Not Change

9. Suppose U.S. consumers decide they like foreign goods better than they like domestic goods. As a result of this change, which of the following is true?

I. The demand for the U.S. dollar will increase.
II. The demand for the U.S. dollar will decrease.
III. U.S. exports will increase as a result of the changing value of the U.S. dollar.
IV. U.S. exports will decrease as a result of the changing value of the U.S. dollar.

A. I only.

B. I and III only.

C. I and IV only.

D. II and IV only.

E. II and III only.