Under the gold standard exchange rate system
A) the value of all currencies was determined by market forces.
B) the value of all currencies was fixed in terms of gold.
C) all nations must stand ready and willing to provide gold in exchange for their home country currency.
(A) and (C)
(B) and (C)
Under the gold standard, a country's currency is directly linked to gold. all the countries fix the vaue of their currency in terms of specific amounts of gold. With the gold standard, countries agree to convert paper money into fixed amounts of gold. Gold standard was widely used in the 19th and 20th century. Under gold standard exchange rate is fixed, since every currency's value is fixed in terms of gold, so each currency is convertible into another currency at fixed rate.
So, option (B) and option (C) are correct.
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