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Q. If portable disk players made in China are imported into the United States, the Chinese manufacturer is paid with
  • (A) international monetary credits.
  • (B) dollars.
  • (C) yuan, the Chinese currency.
  • (D) euros, or any other third currency.
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (C) yuan, the Chinese currency.
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Q. Which of the following is not a method of forecasting exchange rate volatility?
  • (A) using the absolute forecast error as a percentage of the realized value.
  • (B) using the volatility of historical exchange rate movements as a forecast for the future.
  • (C) using a time series of volatility patterns in previous periods.
  • (D) deriving the exchange rate's implied standard deviation from the currency option pricing model.
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (A) using the absolute forecast error as a percentage of the realized value.
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Q. Which of the following is not a forecasting technique mentioned in your text?
  • (A) accounting-based forecasting.
  • (B) fundamental forecasting.
  • (C) technical forecasting.
  • (D) market-based forecasting.
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (A) accounting-based forecasting.
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Q. Which of the following is true according to the text?
  • (A) Forecasts in recent years have been very accurate.
  • (B) Use of the absolute forecast error as a percent of the realized value is a good measure to use in detecting a forecast bias.
  • (C) Forecasting errors are smaller when focused on longer term periods.
  • (D) None of the above.
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (D) None of the above.
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Q. If a particular currency is consistently declining substantially over time, then a market- based forecast will usually have:
  • (A) underestimated the future exchange rates over time.
  • (B) overestimated the future exchange rates over time.
  • (C) forecasted future exchange rates accurately.
  • (D) forecasted future exchange rates inaccurately but without any bias toward consistent underestimating or overestimating.
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (B) overestimated the future exchange rates over time.
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Q. Which of the following forecasting techniques would best represent the use of today's forward exchange rate to forecast the future exchange rate?
  • (A) fundamental forecasting.
  • (B) technical forecasting.
  • (C) market-based forecasting.
  • (D) mixed forecasting.
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (B) technical forecasting.
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Q. If more European and Japanese firms want to build factories and expand their offshore investments in the United States, the supply of U.S. dollars on foreign exchange markets will increase as a result of this investment activity.
  • (A) True
  • (B) False
  • (C) all
  • (D) none
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (A) True
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Q. Which of the following is NOT one of the determinants of the gains of adopting a single currency?
  • (A) A well-synchronized business cycle involving all member countries
  • (B) The possibility of factors of production to freely move across borders
  • (C) The willingness and ability of member countries to design policies to address regional imbalances that may develop
  • (D) Widening the common market by allowing other countries to join
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (A) A well-synchronized business cycle involving all member countries
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Q. Which of the following would NOT be a cause for an increased American demand for the euros?
  • (A) The United States having lower interest rates than the Euro Area
  • (B) Increased American demand for Euro Area goods
  • (C) The expectation by speculators that the value of the euro is edging up
  • (D) More economic expansion in the United States
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (B) Increased American demand for Euro Area goods
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Q. An increase in the U.S. demand for the euro
  • (A) causes a rise in the dollar exchange rate.
  • (B) causes the euro to appreciate.
  • (C) causes the dollar to depreciate.
  • (D) causes Euro Area goods to be relatively more expensive.
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (A) causes a rise in the dollar exchange rate.