A domestic firm can minimize the negative effects of an appreciation of the domestic currency by:

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A domestic firm can minimize the negative effects of an appreciation of the domestic currency by:

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An appreciation of the domestic currency makes exports relatively more expensive to foreign buyers and reduces the domestic-currency value of receipts denominated in foreign currency. To remain competitive, a firm must either reduce its domestic-currency costs or change its currency exposure so that appreciation lowers its measured costs.

1) Relevant knowledge points and concepts
- Exchange rate appreciation: domestic currency buys more foreign currency, so foreign-currency prices convert into fewer domestic currency units.
- Effect on exporters: revenues in foreign currency convert into fewer domestic currency units after appreciation (squeezes margins).
- Cost-denomination exposure: if inputs or contracts are denominated in a foreign currency, appreciation lowers their domestic-currency cost.
- Competitiveness strategies: cost-cutting, invoicing/cost currency changes, reshoring/outsourcing decisions.

2) Step-by-step reasoning
- If a firm exports and prices in the foreign currency, an appreciation reduces its domestic-currency revenue unless it raises the foreign-currency price (which can lose sales).
- Two practical responses: (a) reduce domestic costs so the firm can keep foreign prices competitive while preserving margins; (b) shift more costs or contracts into the foreign currency (the major partner’s currency) so that when the domestic currency appreciates, those costs fall in domestic-currency terms.

3) Numerical illustration (intermediate steps)
- Suppose export price = 100 foreign units (F). Initial exchange rate: 1 domestic (D) = 0.8F → revenue in D = 100F ÷ 0.8F/D = 125 D.
- After appreciation to 1D = 1.0F → revenue in D = 100F ÷ 1.0F/D = 100 D (a 20% fall).
- If an input costs 50F and is denominated in F: initial domestic cost = 50 ÷ 0.8 = 62.5 D; after appreciation = 50 ÷ 1.0 = 50 D (a saving of 12.5 D). Shifting costs into F offsets some revenue loss.

4) Why the correct answers are correct
- Cutting costs to become more efficient directly offsets margin loss and lets the firm keep competitive foreign prices.
- Changing to costs denominated in the partner’s currency makes those costs fall in domestic-currency terms when the domestic currency appreciates, mitigating the adverse effect.

5) Why the other option is incorrect
- Moving production back home (reshoring) generally increases reliance on inputs and wages denominated in the domestic currency. When the domestic currency is strong, imports are cheaper and reshoring tends to raise costs relative to sourcing abroad, worsening competitiveness rather than minimizing appreciation’s negative effects.

6) Conclusion
These points show that cutting costs and shifting costs to be denominated in the major trading partner’s currency are effective responses to an appreciation of the domestic currency. This confirms the correct choices: "cutting costs to become more efficient" and "changing to less costs denoted in the currency of their major trading partner(s)."

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