2. Suppose that for a given country the demand for imports can be expressed as IM =...

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2. Suppose that for a given country the demand for imports can be expressed as IM = 1,250 + 0.05E and the demand for exports can be expressed as X = 750 − 0.08E, where E is the exchange rate (units of foreign currency per unit of domestic currency). Calculate the trade balance when E = 200. Calculate the new trade balance if this country devalues its currency 20%.

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Financial Markets And Institutions

ISBN: 9780134519265

9th Edition

Authors: Frederic S. Mishkin, Stanley G. Eakins

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