Microeconomics
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ISBN: 9781260507140
Author: David C. Colander
Publisher: McGraw Hill Education
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Chapter 9, Problem 4IP
(a)
To determine
Price of certificates if the trade is balanced.
(b)
To determine
Effect of current situation of the US in the price of these certificates.
(c)
To determine
Effect of current situation of China in the price of these certificates.
(d)
To determine
Effect of law in the exchange rate adjustments.
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