uppose that a Swiss watchmaker imports watch components from Sweden and exports watches to the United States. Also suppose the dollar depreciates, and the Swedish krona appreciates, relative to the Swiss franc. Speculate as to how each would hurt the Swiss watchmaker. Explain why the U.S. demand for Mexican pesos is downsloping and the supply of pesos to Americans is upsloping.

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Answer:

1)

In this case, the depreciation of the US dollar will make the Swiss watches more expensive for American customers, which will probably lower their demand.

The Swedish krona appreciation will increase the production costs of the watches, so the company will suffer twice, its sales will lower and its costs will increase.

2)

The US demand for Mexican pesos is downsloping because there is an inverse relationship between the price of the Mexican peso against the US dollar and the quantity of Mexican pesos demanded. As the exchange rate of the Mexican pesos depreciates against the US dollar, the demand for Mexican products in the US will increase because Mexican products are cheaper.