Examination should include a description of risks that are associated with changes in the exchange rate and options for managing each risk.
Process/Skill Questions:
- What is the purpose of the floating exchange rate?
- How can exchange rate fluctuation impact the individual consumer? How can it impact global businesses?
- What methods do companies use to offset the risk of fluctuating exchange rates?
- How does the International Monetary Fund help to regulate changing overall values of currency?
- How do governments regulate changing overall values of currency in regard to imports and exports?
- What actions could a country take to make its currency more widely accepted around the world?
- Why would some experts prefer a fixed exchange rate?