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Economics 101 Practice Test: Open-Economy Macroeconomics
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Open-economy macroeconomics is the study of an economy that interacts with other countries through various methods.  In an open economy, trading activity takes place between all countries. This means that it allows the buying and selling of goods and securities from neighboring countries.  Here are some things that an open economy can do: Trade in commodities and services, Purchase financial assets, Pick where to locate manufacturing plants, and Pick where to work.  An open economy interacts with other countries in two ways: It buys and sells goods and services in world product... Show more
Economics 101 Practice Test: Open-Economy Macroeconomics
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1. A depreciation of the U.S. real exchange rate induces U.S. consumers to buy
2. If a U.S. shirtmaker purchases cotton from Egypt, U.S. net exports
3. Suppose the nominal exchange rate is 100, the domestic price index is 50, and the foreign price index is 10. The real exchange rate is:
4. When a country’s central bank increases the money supply, a unit of money
5. If P = domestic prices, P* = foreign prices, and e is the exchange rate, which of the following is implied by purchasing-power parity?
6. If the exchange rate changes from 30 Thai bhat per dollar to 45 Thai bhat per dollar, the dollar has
7. If the U.S. real exchange rate appreciates relative to the French franc, U.S. exports to France
8. A U.S. firm opens a factory that produces camping equipment in Albania, by itself
9. Which of the following is incorrect?
10. While making investment decisions, investors
11. On behalf of your firm, you make frequent trips to Liberia. You notice that you always have to pay fewer dollars to get the local currency to have your hair styled than you have to pay for similar styling in the United States. This is
12. Who is worse-off when countries trade?
13. Peter, a Canadian citizen, sells several hundred cases of smoked salmon to a restaurant chain in the United States. By itself this sale
14. In the United States a three-pound can of coffee costs about $6. Suppose the exchange rate is about 50 Belgian francs per dollar and that a three-pound can of coffee in Belgium costs about 400 francs. What is the real exchange rate?
15. U.S. imports account for about what percentage of GDP?
16. Which of the following does purchasing-power parity imply?
17. In January 2000 the exchange rate was 5.6 new kwanza (Angolan currency) per dollar. In January 2001 it was 6 new kwanza per dollar.
18. Suppose that the exchange rate is 50 Bangladesh taka per dollar, that a bushel of rice costs 200 taka in Bangladesh and $3 in the United States. Then the real exchange rate is
19. A U.S. computer maker sells computers to a German firm. The U.S. company uses all of the revenues from this sale to purchase automobiles from German firms. These transactions
20. Brazil buys railroad engines from a U.S. firm and pays for them with bolivianos (Bolivian currency). By itself this transaction
21. Which of the following is a true statement?
22. International trade is of major importance for understanding
23. Which of the following equations is correct?
24. Which of the following is correct?
25. Brad, a U.S. resident, builds and operates a boxing gym in Thailand. The purchase represents