If tariffs are used in an attempt to improve country A’s balance of trade, and if exchange rates are flexible, the imposition of the tariffs will cause in the value of A’s currency relative to other currencies and, as a consequence, A’s exports will .

increase; decrease.

Explanation:

A tariff is a tax that is imposed on imports i.e goods brought into a country from other countries. Tariffs are used to prevent dumping, enhance a country's balance of payment and also protect infant industries.

When there is flexibility on exchange rate i.e when exchange rate changes and a country wants to use tariff to improve its balance of trade, the imposition of the tariffs will lead to an increase in the value of the home country in relation to other countries and as a result, export will decrease as selling the goods in the home country is worth more.

of the three mortgage options that demarco and tanya have to choose from, the balloon payment mortgage would be their best option, over adjustable payment and fixed payment plans.ultimately, the balloon payment plan would save demarco and tanya overall, in interest, would cost less monthly, and they would only have to make these payments for 8 years, opposing to 30 years for adjustable or fixed payment plans. 

overall, demarco and tanya would save $80,811 if they chose balloon payments over fixed payments, and would save $116,711 if they choose balloon payments over adjustable payments. benefits with choosing fixed payments over adjustable payments is that, in the end, the payments will still be $836.30 a month, while with adjustable payments, the initial monthly payments will be $763.38 to $1082.70 a month, ultimately leading to a more costly purchase. benefits with choosing fixed payments over balloon payments are not present. benefits in choosing adjustable payments over is that it has a lower interest rate, and starts with lower monthly payments initially. benefits in choosing adjustable payments over balloon payments include a lower interest rate, and lower initial monthly payments. benefits in choosing balloon payments over fixed payments include lower interest rates, lower overall price, lower monthly payments, takes less time to pay off, and does not require a downpayment. benefits in choosing balloon payments over adjustable payments include, lower monthly payments (when averaged), takes less time to pay off, and lower overall price.

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