Currently, you get 2.5 Canadian dollars for each Bobo. In Canada, you can buy a Big Mac for C$5. If the price of a Big Mac is 3 Bobos in Boblandia, which of the following is true according the the theory of Purchasing Power Parity? O Relative to the Canadian dollar, the Bobo is currently overvalued. We expect the Bobo to appreciate. O Relative to the Canadian dollar, the Bobo is currently overvalued. We expect the Bobo to depreciate. O Relative to the Canadian dollar, the Bobo is currently undervalued. We expect the Bobo to appreciate. O Relative to the Canadian dollar, the Bobo is currently undervalued. We expect the Bobo to depreciate.

Currently, you get 2.5 Canadian dollars for each Bobo. In Canada, you can buy a Big Mac for C$5. If the price of a Big Mac is 3 Bobos in Boblandia, which of the following is true according the the theory of Purchasing Power Parity? O Relative to the Canadian dollar, the Bobo is currently overvalued. We expect the Bobo to appreciate. O Relative to the Canadian dollar, the Bobo is currently overvalued. We expect the Bobo to depreciate. O Relative to the Canadian dollar, the Bobo is currently undervalued. We expect the Bobo to appreciate. O Relative to the Canadian dollar, the Bobo is currently undervalued. We expect the Bobo to depreciate.

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