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Under a system of floating exchange rates, a shortage in a currency will lead to a(n)Group of answer choicesdepreciation of that currency.appreciation of that currency.long-term surplus of that currency.long-term shortage of that currency.

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Under a system of floating exchange rates, a shortage in a currency will lead to a(n)Group of answer choicesdepreciation of that currency.appreciation of that currency.long-term surplus of that currency.long-term shortage of that currency.

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Under a system of floating exchange rates, a shortage in a currency will lead to an appreciation of that currency.

Here's why:

  1. A shortage of a currency means that the demand for that currency is greater than its supply in the foreign exchange market.

  2. According to the law of demand and supply, when the demand for a commodity (in this case, a currency) exceeds its supply, the price of the commodity increases.

  3. In the context of foreign exchange, the 'price' of a currency is its exchange rate. Therefore, when a currency is in short supply, its exchange rate increases.

  4. An increase in the exchange rate of a currency is referred to as an 'appreciation' of the currency. Therefore, a shortage in a currency will lead to an appreciation of that currency under a system of floating exchange rates.

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