Suppose the Uamaican dollar)/(US dollar) exchange rate is (360 Jamaican dollars)/(1 US dollar). Then it changes to (340 Jamaican dollars)/(1 US dollar). This means that The US dollar has appreciated against the Jamaican dollar and imports into the US from Jamaica should fall while exports from the US to Jamaica should rise. O B. The US dollar has depreciated against the Jamaican dollar and imports into the US from Jamaica should fall while exports from the US to Jamaica should rise. The US dollar has depreciated against the Jamaican dollar and imports into the US from Jamaica should rise while exports from the US to Jamaica should fal. The US dollar has appreciated against the Jamaican dollar and imports into the US from Jamaica should rise while exports from the US to Jamaica should fall.

Suppose the Uamaican dollar)/(US dollar) exchange rate is (360 Jamaican dollars)/(1 US dollar). Then it changes to (340 Jamaican dollars)/(1 US dollar). This means that The US dollar has appreciated against the Jamaican dollar and imports into the US from Jamaica should fall while exports from the US to Jamaica should rise. O B. The US dollar has depreciated against the Jamaican dollar and imports into the US from Jamaica should fall while exports from the US to Jamaica should rise. The US dollar has depreciated against the Jamaican dollar and imports into the US from Jamaica should rise while exports from the US to Jamaica should fal. The US dollar has appreciated against the Jamaican dollar and imports into the US from Jamaica should rise while exports from the US to Jamaica should fall.

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Chapter21: International Finance

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