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3 years ago

Indicate whether the following statement(s) applies to microeconomics or macroeconomics:

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1 answer:

victus00 [196]3 years ago

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Answer:

a. The unemployment rate in the United States was 9.7 percent in March 2010 - Macroeconomics

b. A U.S. software firm discharged 15 workers last month and transferred the work to India - Microeconomics

c. An unexpected freeze in central Florida reduced the citrus crop and caused the price of oranges to rise - Microeconomics

d. U.S. output, adjusted for inflation, decreased by 2.4 percent in 2009 - Macroeconomics

e. Last week, Wells Fargo Bank lowered its interest rate on business loans by one-half of 1 percentage point - Microeconomics

f. The consumer price index rose by 2.7 percent from December 2008 to December 2009 - Macroeconomics

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Cr Merchandise inventory 840

30 units returned, so accounts payable decreases by 30 x $28 = $840

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3 years ago

A stronger euro is less favorable for:

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Group of answer choices.

A. German tourists traveling abroad.

B. American tourists traveling in France.

C. Canadian firms selling in Germany.

D. Canadian investors with money investments in Germany.

Answer:

B. American tourists traveling in France.

Explanation:

A foreign exchange market can be defined as a type of market where the currency of a country is converted to that of another country.

For example, the conversion of the United States of America dollars into naira, rands, yen, pounds, euros, etc., at the foreign exchange market.

In this context, a stronger euro is less favorable for American tourists traveling in France because the currency of the Americans, which is the U.S dollars would exchange at a far lesser rate to the euros.

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