Which of the following statements about the gold standard is FALSE? a)Because the gold standard can limit the money supply, a country that is on the gold standard may have difficulty regulating its economy. b)During the Great Depression, generally speaking, those countries that remained on the gold standard the longest suffered the most during the depression. c)The gold standard facilitates international business transactions by eliminating currency exchange risk. d)Roosevelt's decision to take the United States off the gold standard resulted in a decrease in exports and a rise in unemployment, which made the effects of the Great Depression even worse.

Which of the following statements about the gold standard is FALSE? a)Because the gold standard can limit the money supply, a country that is on the gold standard may have difficulty regulating its economy. b)During the Great Depression, generally speaking, those countries that remained on the gold standard the longest suffered the most during the depression. c)The gold standard facilitates international business transactions by eliminating currency exchange risk. d)Roosevelt's decision to take the United States off the gold standard resulted in a decrease in exports and a rise in unemployment, which made the effects of the Great Depression even worse.