Asymmetric shocks pose a problem for nations linked by fixed exchange rates to a base currency. in general: a) the home nation always has a better outcome than its foreign trading partner. b) both nations share a common currency and so will experience equal results. c) when the base currency nation takes any action to counteract the shock, it forces its exchange rate partner to do the same to maintain its peg. d) both nations only get half the benefit of any economic policy.

Cool beans is a locally owned coffee shop that competes with two large coffee chains, planeteuro and frothies. alicia, the owner, hired two students to count the number of customers that entered each of the coffee shops to estimate what percent of people who are interested in coffee are visiting each shop. after a week, the students found the following results: 589 visited cool beans, 839 visited planeteuro, and 1,290 visited frothies. the students were surprised that cool beans had 139 visits on monday which represented 59% of all people who visited one of the three coffee shops on mondays. how many people visited one of the three coffee shops during the week?