Question 1

If US goods cost one dollar for each euro German goods costs, the real exchange rate would be computed as how many German goods per U.S. goods?

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Question 2

If it took as many dollars to buy goods in the United States as it did to buy enough currency to buy the same goods in India, the real exchange rate would be computed as how many Indian goods per U.S. goods?

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Question 3

Other things the same, if the U.S. real exchange rate appreciates, U.S. net exports

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Question 4

Suppose the real exchange rate is 5/4 of a Canadian textbook per U.S. textbook , a U.S. textbook costs $150, and a Canadian one costs 120 Canadian dollars. To the nearest penny, what is the nominal exchange rate?

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The real exchange rate is determined by the relative price of goods in different countries, while the nominal exchange rate is the price of one currency in terms of another. We are given that the real exchange rate is 5/4 of a Canadian textbook per U.S. textbook, which can be rewritten as 4/5 of a U.S. textbook per Canadian textbook. Therefore, the relative price of a U.S. textbook in terms of a Canadian textbook is 4/5. To find the nominal exchange rate, we divide the price of a Canadian textbook by the relative price of a U.S. textbook in Canadian dollars:

Nominal exchange rate = (Price of Canadian textbook) / (Relative price of U.S. textbook in Canadian dollars)
Nominal exchange rate = 120 / (4/5 × 150) = 1 Canadian dollar per U.S. dollar.

Therefore, the best choice is B.

Question 5

When the yen gets "stronger" relative to the dollar,

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When the yen gets stronger relative to the dollar, it means that it takes fewer yen to purchase one dollar. This makes Japanese goods and services relatively more expensive for American consumers, which tends to lower American imports from Japan and increase American exports to Japan, resulting in a decline in the U.S. trade deficit with Japan.

Question 6

If the U.S. real exchange rate appreciates, U.S. exports to Europe

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Question 7

Consider an identical basket of goods in both the U.S. and India. For a given nominal exchange rate, in which case is it certain that the U.S. real exchange rate with India falls?

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The real exchange rate between two countries is calculated as the ratio of the price level of a basket of goods in the two countries. Therefore, if the price of the basket of goods falls in the U.S. and rises in India, the U.S. real exchange rate with India will fall. This is because a decrease in the U.S. price level relative to the Indian price level means that U.S. goods have become relatively cheaper, leading to an increase in U.S. exports to India and a decrease in U.S. imports from India, which in turn causes the U.S. real exchange rate to fall.

Question 8

If US goods cost 1/5 of one dollar for every kroner Danish goods cost, the real exchange rate would be computed as how many Danish goods per U.S. goods?

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Question 9

Suppose the real exchange rate is 1/2 gallon of Canadian gasoline per gallon of U.S. gasoline, a gallon of U.S. gasoline costs $5.00 U.S., and a gallon of Canadian gas costs 8 Canadian dollars. What is the nominal exchange rate?

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Question 10

If the real exchange rate for coal is 1.5, the price of coal in the U.S. is $50 per ton, and the price of coal in Britain is 20 British pounds per ton, what is the nominal exchange rate?

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Question 11

If the real exchange rate is 5/4 pounds of Chilean beef per pound of U.S. beef, a pound of U.S. beef costs $2 and the nominal exchange rate is 500 Chilean pesos per dollar, then Chilean beef costs

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First, we need to calculate the real exchange rate:

Real exchange rate = (nominal exchange rate * U.S. price) / Chilean price
Real exchange rate = (500 pesos/$ * $2/lb) / (5/4 lbs of Chilean beef/$1/lb) = 1000/5 = 200

This means that 1 pound of Chilean beef has the same purchasing power as 200/100 = 2 pounds of U.S. beef.

If 1 pound of U.S. beef costs $2, then 2 pounds of U.S. beef would cost $4.

To find the price of 1 pound of Chilean beef, we need to convert $4 into pesos using the nominal exchange rate:

4 USD * 500 pesos/USD = 2000 pesos

Finally, we need to divide the price in pesos by the real exchange rate:

2000 pesos / 2 = 1000 pesos per pound of Chilean beef

Therefore, the correct answer is B) 800 pesos per pound.

Question 12

Suppose that the real exchange rate between the United States and Vietnam is defined in terms of baskets of goods. Other things the same, which of the following will increase the real exchange rate (that is increase the number of baskets of Vietnamese goods a basket of U.S. goods buys)?

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Question 13

Which of the following could be a consequence of a depreciation of the U.S. real exchange rate?

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Question 14

If the number of Japanese yen a dollar buys falls, but neither country's price level changes, then the real exchange rate

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Question 15

An appreciation of the U.S. real exchange rate induces U.S. consumers to buy

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When the U.S. real exchange rate appreciates, foreign goods become relatively cheaper compared to domestic goods. Thus, U.S. consumers are more likely to buy more foreign goods and fewer domestic goods leading to a decrease in the demand for domestic goods and an increase in the demand for foreign goods.

Question 16

If the U.S. real exchange rate appreciates, U.S. exports

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Question 17

Suppose that the real exchange rate between the United States and Kenya is defined in terms of baskets of goods. Other things the same, which of the following will increase the real exchange rate (that is increase the number of baskets of Kenyan goods a basket of U.S. goods buys)?

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Question 18

Suppose that the real exchange rate between the United States and Kenya is defined in terms of baskets of goods. Other things the same, which of the following will increase the real exchange rate?

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A decrease in the price of Kenyan goods means that Kenyan goods have become relatively less expensive compared to U.S. goods. Thus, the demand for Kenyan goods will increase, leading to an increase in the demand for Kenyan currency to buy those goods. As a result, the value of the Kenyan currency will appreciate, increasing the real exchange rate.

Question 19

Suppose that the nominal exchange rate is 80 yen per dollar, that the price of a basket of goods in the U.S. is $500 and the price of a basket of goods in Japan is 50,000 yen. Suppose that these values change to 100 yen per dollar, $600, and 70,000 yen. Then the real exchange rate would

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Question 20

A depreciation of the U.S. real exchange rate induces U.S. consumers to buy

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A depreciation of the U.S. real exchange rate makes foreign goods more expensive relative to domestic goods, leading U.S. consumers to buy more domestic goods and fewer foreign goods.

Quiz 13: Open-Economy Macroeconomic Models