Appreciation/Depreciation & Strong Dollar/Weak Dollar

1. Appreciate-You will get more money when you exchange your currency

1. Appreciate or Depreciate You are planning a trip to Italy

10. Benefit-Americans will receive more money to invest when they exchange their money

10. Benefit or Hurt An American firm is investing in German made machinery

2. Depreciate-The dollar needs to be weak so the French will buy your product

2. Appreciate or Depreciate You are a US businessman whose chief competitor is a French Firm

3. Depreciate-You want them to be able to get a lot of money when they exchange their money

3. Appreciate or Depreciate Your job depends on European tourists visiting the United States

Appreciate-You want the dollar to be strong so you can buy more

4. Appreciate or Depreciate Your factory relies on parts imported from Germany

5. Hurt- He'll get less money when he changes his money from one to the other

5. Benefits or Hurt A French tourist plans to visit New York City

6. Benefits-He'll get more money when he exchanges his money

6. Benefits or Hurt An American tourist plans to visit Paris

7. Hurt Germans will import fewer American cars, they will be too expensive

7. Benefits or Hurt An American car producer competes with German cars

8. Benefits-Americans will buy more German cars

8. Benefits or Hurt A German car producer competes with American cars

9. Hurt-They will receive less money when they exchange their currency and will have less money to invest

9. Benefits or Hurt A German firm is investing in US produced machinery