If a proportion of traded goods (such as oil) are priced in a foreign currency, the real exchange rate becomes:
a. lower.
b. higher.
c. less responsive to changes in the nominal exchange rate.
d. more responsive to changes in the nominal exchange rate.
Ans: c. less responsive to changes in the nominal exchange rate.
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