Exchange rates (for instance, the dollar price of yen) tend to be different worldwide at any point in time because of different tastes for currencies in each country

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

FALSE
Explanation: because exchange arbitrage makes them equal, excluding transaction costs.

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The failure of the mercantilism policy and the tax policy during the Great Depression proves that economic policies are meaningless and they do more harm than good

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Suppose that a bank has $30 million in asset X, $10 million in asset Y, and $20 million in asset Z. Each asset has a different risk weight. The risk weight for asset X is 30%, the risk weight for asset Y is 60%, and the risk weight for asset Z is 10%. The amount of risk-weighted assets for this bank is ____________ million. Assuming that the bank has to hold capital equal to 8% of its

risk-weighted assets, the bank must hold _____________ million in capital. A) $17; $13,6 B) $60; $4.8 C) $17; $1.36 D) $66; $5.28

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