1. The nominal exchange rate for 1$USD is 6.87CNY, a cheeseburger in the US is $1.60USD, and 11CNY in China. Please calculate the real exchange rate, and provide the formula, including the numbers above.

8. Purchasing-power parity Using data from The Economist's Big Mac Index for 2019, the following table shows the local currency price of a Big Mac in several countries as well as the actual exchange rate between each country and the United States. At the time of the data collection, a Big Mac would have cost you $5.74 in the United States and GBP 3.29 in the United Kingdom. The actual exchange rate between the British pound and the U.S. dollar was $1.25 per pound. The dollar price of a Big Mac purchased in the United Kingdom was, therefore, computed as follows: Dollar price of a Big Mac in the United Kingdom = GBP 3.29 X = $4.11 For the price you paid for a Big Mac in the United States, you could have purchased a Big Mac in the United Kingdom and had some change left over for fries! Complete the final column of the table by computing the dollar price of a Big Mac for the countries where this amount is not given. Note: Round your answers to the nearest cent. Brazil Switzerland United…

Explain how nominal exchange rate affects real exchange rate.

Oolong tea is produced in China and sold in many countries. In the province of Fujian, per 100 grams of Oolong tea sells for 50 yuan. In Kuala Lumpur, per 100 grams of the same Oolong tea sells for RM20. Suppose that the exchange rate is RM0.45 1 yuan. Please do the following calculations based on the above information: 1. How much would it cost in Malaysian currency to buy the tea in Fujian? 2. How much would it cost in China currency to buy the tea in Kuala Lumpur?