The pre-1914 value of the British pound to the U.S. dollar was
$4.87. (To purchase one pound, one had to pay $4.87.) Following
World War I, if the dollar had traded for the pound on an open
currency market, the value would have been about $3.50. However,
the British government insisted that the pound trade at its pre-war
value to the U.S. dollar. Under such an arrangement:
1. Would Great Britain run annual trade surpluses or trade
deficits with the...