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A Famous American Has Been Visiting the Same Tropical Island

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A famous American has been visiting the same tropical island for 15 years for vacations. When she goes she pays for everything by writing checks drawn on her U.S. bank. The currency
the natives use are not U.S. dollars; they use a currency called a fungo. The natives never cash her checks. She is so well known on the island that the natives simply trade her checks among themselves. The question you need to answer, complete with an explanation, is: who is paying for her vacation? (You can assume her bank would honor the checks if presented for payment even after a considerable period of time has passed.)

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