Suppose inflation in the U.S. is greater than inflation in economies in the rest of the world, this would make the current U.S. real exchange rate ____ than the nominal exchange rate;over time, if U.S. inflation continues to be greater than in other economies, this would cause the nominal dollar exchange rate to ____.

Select one:

a.less; depreciate

b.greater; appreciate

c.less; appreciate

d.greater; depreciate