Question 1

The 1944 Bretton Woods system called for _____ exchange rates against the U.S.dollar.

Accepted Answer

A)   flexible
B)   floating
C)   fixed
D)   dirty float
E)   peggedF) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 2

All International Monetary Fund loan packages come with conditions attached.Elaborate.

Accepted Answer

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Question 3

Which of the following observations about the International Development Association (IDA) scheme of the World Bank is true?

Accepted Answer

A)   Money is raised through bond sales in the international capital market.
B)   Borrowers have up to 50 years to repay at an interest rate of less than1 percent a year.
C)   IDA loans go only to European countries.
D)   Grants and interest-free loans are denied to governments of underdeveloped nations.
E)   The bank offers loans only to customers with a satisfactory credit rating.F) D) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 4

In the 1930s,confidence in the _____ was shattered because countries were devaluing their currencies at will in order to boost exports.

Accepted Answer

A)   floating exchange rate system
B)   gold standard system
C)   fixed exchange system
D)   Bretton Woods system
E)   managed-float systemF) B) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 5

Many of the world's developing nations peg their currencies,primarily to the _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   U.S. dollar
B)   Saudi riyal
C)   Japanese yen
D)   Chinese yuan
E)   German deutsche marksF) None of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 6

Vornoda Inc.,a multinational clothing and accessory brand,has been facing huge economic losses due to unpredictable exchange rate movements.In order to gain considerable immunity against such currency fluctuations,Vornoda Inc.should:

Accepted Answer

A)   pursue strategies that increase its economic exposure.
B)   avoid using instruments like forward market and swaps.
C)   disperse production to different locations around the globe.
D)   not contract out manufacturing.
E)   restrict its low-value-added manufacturing to one location.F) B) and C)
G) B) and E)

Question 7

The activities of the International Monetary Fund have declined after the collapse of the Bretton Woods system in 1973.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which term was not defined in the International Monetary Fund's Articles of Agreement but was intended to apply to countries that had suffered permanent adverse shifts in the demand for their products?

Accepted Answer

A)   Competitive disadvantage
B)   Capital flight
C)   Fundamental disequilibrium
D)   Break-even point
E)   Diseconomies of scaleF) D) and E)
G) A) and E)

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