Economics 9708 · AS & A Level · 6.4

6.4 — practice question

In what circumstances will an appreciation of a floating exchange rate lead to the greatest deterioration in the current account of the balance of payments?

  • Aprice elasticity of demand for imports: 0.4; price elasticity of demand for exports: 0.4
  • Bprice elasticity of demand for imports: 0.4; price elasticity of demand for exports: 0.6
  • Cprice elasticity of demand for imports: 0.6; price elasticity of demand for exports: 0.4
  • Dprice elasticity of demand for imports: 0.6; price elasticity of demand for exports: 0.6

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