[Related to the Making the Connection

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] If the exchange rate between the yen and the dollar changes from

80

= $1 to

84

= $1, is this good news for Sony?

A yen

depreciation

is

good

news for Sony.

Part 2

This is

news for U.S. consumers, as Japanese goods become

less

more

expensive, and

bad

good

news for U.S. firms, as the dollar has

appreciated

depreciated

against the yen.

Part 3

Because U.S. goods are now

more

less

expensive, this is

bad

good

news for Japanese consumers.

[Related to the Making the Connection] If the exchange rate between the yen and the dollar changes from 80=$1 to 84=$1, is this good news for Sony? A yen depreciation is news for Sony. Because U.S. goods are now expensive, this is news for Japanese consumers