In export alternatives, merchants are differentiated from agents because merchants take title (own) goods they offer to the market. True False Countertrade: Oa. Means paying for goods or services with other goods or services. Ob. Is an important part of international business because many . countries lack sufficient hard currency. Oc. May give the selling company the problem of disposing of goods they are not familiar with. d. May be the only way into a market. e. All the answers, a, b, cand d are true. All of the following are true about fixed exchange rates, except: Oa. Currencies are fixed in value to one another or to gold. Ob. Governments can't expand the money supply unless they acquire more gold. Oc. There is greater uncertainty in International business transactions. Od. Trade imbalances are automatically adjusted. Oe. The "gold standard" is one form of a fixed exchange rate system. Balance of Payments information is important because international managers can use it to assess the relative "economic health" of a nation. True False