Suppose that after World War II, the United States and Germany agree to peg their currencies to each other under the Bretton Woods system at an exchange rate of $2.00 per mark. Suppose American demand for marks decreases, and the equilibrium dollar price of a mark falls to $1.50 per mark. Which of the following actions could the U.S. government use under Bretton Woods to help eliminate the balance-of-payments imbalance at the pegged exchange rate? Use official reserves of marks to buy dollars in the foreign-exchange market. Exchange dollars for marks in order to buy gold from Germany. Increase U.S. income taxes.
Suppose that after World War II, the United States and Germany agree to peg their currencies to each other under the Bretton Woods system at an exchange rate of $2.00 per mark. Suppose American demand for marks decreases, and the equilibrium dollar price of a mark falls to $1.50 per mark. Which of the following actions could the U.S. government use under Bretton Woods to help eliminate the balance-of-payments imbalance at the pegged exchange rate? Use official reserves of marks to buy dollars in the foreign-exchange market. Exchange dollars for marks in order to buy gold from Germany. Increase U.S. income taxes.
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Transcribed Image Text:Suppose that after World War II, the United States and Germany agree to peg their currencies to each other under the Bretton Woods system at an
exchange rate of $2.00 per mark. Suppose American demand for marks decreases, and the equilibrium dollar price of a mark falls to $1.50 per mark.
Which of the following actions could the U.S. government use under Bretton Woods to help eliminate the balance-of-payments imbalance at the
pegged exchange rate?
Use official reserves of marks to buy dollars in the foreign-exchange market.
Exchange dollars for marks in order to buy gold from Germany.
Increase U.S. income taxes.
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