Review the news article by Vanessa Desloires and answer the following questions.

Review the news article by Vanessa Desloires and answer the following questions.
http://www.smh.com.au/business/markets/currencies/australian-dollar-hits-sixyear-low-on-china-fears-20150901-gjczj9.html
1. The article by Vanessa Desloires suggests that the AUD is lower as a result of a more pessimistic outlook for the Chinese economy. What is the most likely explanation?
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A. World oil prices have fallen |
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B. The AUD is a commodity currency, and the demand for input commodities has fallen |
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C. The Chinese Central Bank has raised interest rates, decreasing Ko to Australia and increasing Ki to China |
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D. The Chinese Central Bank has lowered interest rates, increasing Ko to Australia and decreasing Ki to China |
2. The demand for AUD is generated by: |
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4. In the AD equation, X is measured by: |
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6. Suppose India follows China and accelerates its industrialisation. For India, this will: |
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7. Suppose India follows China and accelerates its industrialisation. For Australia, this will: |
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8. Suppose the foreign exchange market is initially in equilibrium. Suppose also that foreigners then increase their demand for Australian goods and services by AUD 100 million (an exogenous change). The final increase in demand for Australian goods and services by foreigners will: |
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10. According to the article by Vanessa Desloires, Australia’s exchange rate has been affected by a variety of global factors. This is because Australia uses a floating exchange rate. Supposing that Australia enters a recession, Australian interest rates are lowered, so causing Ki into Australia to fall. The AUD exchange rate can assist the Australian economy’s recovery from the recession by: |
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11. Suppose that the profitability of Australian companies falls and share prices on the Australian stock exchange drop significantly (instead of the Chinese stock market). Illustrate the effect on the AUD by shifting one or both curves in the following graph. (explain if both the supply/demand curve would shift to the right or left or stay the same)

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Solution: Review the news article by Vanessa Desloires and answer the following questions.