A Canadian traveling to the United States converts $100 Canadian into 80 U.S. dollars. One month later he does the same thing and receives only 86 U.S. dollars. There are no transactions costs. The Canadian-U.S. exchange rate has and the Canadian dollar has relative to the U.S. dollar. OA. fallen; appreciated OB. increased; appreciated OC. not changed; remained stationary O D. fallen; depreciated OE. increased; depreciated

A Canadian traveling to the United States converts $100 Canadian into 80 U.S. dollars. One month later he does the same thing and receives only 86 U.S. dollars. There are no transactions costs. The Canadian-U.S. exchange rate has and the Canadian dollar has relative to the U.S. dollar. OA. fallen; appreciated OB. increased; appreciated OC. not changed; remained stationary O D. fallen; depreciated OE. increased; depreciated

Brief Principles of Macroeconomics (MindTap Course List)

8th Edition

ISBN:9781337091985

Author:N. Gregory Mankiw

Publisher:N. Gregory Mankiw

Chapter13: Open-economy Macroeconomics: Basic Concepts

Section: Chapter Questions

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