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AP Macroeconomics Practice Quiz: Exchange Rates

Written by AP Content Team, Verified for 2026 AP Exams, Last updated: May 2026

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Question 1 of 9

According to the provided text, what is the definition of an exchange rate?

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According to the provided text, what is the definition of an exchange rate?

A) The value of a country's total exports.

B) The price of one currency in terms of another currency.

C) The interest rate charged by a central bank.

D) The total amount of currency in circulation.

Correct Answer: B

The content explicitly states that 'the price of one currency in terms of the other is the exchange rate.'

If the Japanese Yen becomes more valuable in terms of the US Dollar, the Yen is said to have...

A) depreciated.

B) inflated.

C) appreciated.

D) devalued.

Correct Answer: C

The text defines currency appreciation as when 'one currency becomes more valuable in terms of the other.'

What occurs when a currency becomes less valuable relative to another currency?

A) It appreciates.

B) It depreciates.

C) It is revalued.

D) It is stabilized.

Correct Answer: B

The content states, 'If one currency becomes less valuable in terms of the other, it is said to depreciate.'

If the exchange rate is 1 US Dollar = 0.90 Euros, what is the value of one Euro in terms of US Dollars?

A) 0.90 US Dollars

B) 1.00 US Dollars

C) 1.11 US Dollars

D) 1.90 US Dollars

Correct Answer: C

To find the value of one Euro, you calculate the reciprocal of the dollar's value in euros: 1 / 0.90 = 1.11. This demonstrates the principle of calculating the value of one currency relative to another.

The market in which one currency is exchanged for another is known as the...

A) stock market.

B) bond market.

C) commodities market.

D) foreign exchange market.

Correct Answer: D

The text directly states, 'In the foreign exchange market, one currency is exchanged for another.'

If the exchange rate between the British Pound (GBP) and the Canadian Dollar (CAD) changes from 1 GBP = 1.70 CAD to 1 GBP = 1.65 CAD, which of the following has occurred?

A) The British Pound has appreciated.

B) The Canadian Dollar has depreciated.

C) The British Pound has depreciated.

D) Both currencies have appreciated.

Correct Answer: C

Since one British Pound can now buy fewer Canadian Dollars (1.65 vs 1.70), the Pound has become less valuable in terms of the Canadian Dollar. Therefore, the British Pound has depreciated.

If the US Dollar (USD) appreciates relative to the Mexican Peso (MXN), which of the following must be true?

A) The Mexican Peso has appreciated relative to the US Dollar.

B) The Mexican Peso has depreciated relative to the US Dollar.

C) The exchange rate between the two currencies remains unchanged.

D) Both currencies have depreciated relative to a third currency.

Correct Answer: B

Currency valuation is relative. If one currency (USD) becomes more valuable (appreciates), the other currency (MXN) must have become less valuable (depreciated) in terms of the first.

Suppose 1 Euro can be exchanged for 150 Japanese Yen. How many Euros can be exchanged for 1 Japanese Yen?

A) 150 Euros

B) 1.50 Euros

C) 0.15 Euros

D) Approximately 0.0067 Euros

Correct Answer: D

This question requires calculating the value of one currency relative to another. To find the value of 1 Yen in Euros, you take the reciprocal of the exchange rate: 1 Euro / 150 Yen = 0.00666... Euros per Yen.

The exchange rate changes from 1 USD = 1.30 CAD to 1 USD = 1.40 CAD. Based on this change, which statement is correct?

A) The US Dollar has depreciated, and the Canadian Dollar has appreciated.

B) The US Dollar has appreciated, and the Canadian Dollar has depreciated.

C) Both the US Dollar and the Canadian Dollar have depreciated.

D) Both the US Dollar and the Canadian Dollar have appreciated.

Correct Answer: B

Since the US Dollar can now buy more Canadian Dollars (1.40 vs 1.30), the USD has become more valuable, meaning it has appreciated. Consequently, the Canadian Dollar has become less valuable relative to the USD, meaning it has depreciated.