If a Japanese car costs 500,000 yen, a similar American car costs $10,000, and a dollar can buy 100 yen, what are the normal and real exchange rate?

If a "Big Mac costs $4.00 in the United States and 200 yen in Japan, then the implied "purchasing-power-parity" exchange rate using the "Big Mac" is __________. If the actual exchange rate in the market is 120 yen = $1, then an economist would say that the actual Japanese yen is __________ in comparison with its "purchasing-power-parity" rate.

If a French car costs 10,000 euros, a similar American car costs 15000 dollars, and a euro can buy 1.2 dollars. what is real exchange rates ( you may assume any currency as the “domestic currency”) If a French car costs 10,000 euros, a similar American car costs 15000 dollars, and a euro can buy 1.2 dollars. what is real exchange rates ( you may assume any currency as the “domestic currency”) ???

Visit one of the many websites that lists all of the current exchange rates between different currencies around the world. Try a financial newspaper’s site such as ft.com (follow the links to “Market Data,” and then “Currencies”), or try websites devoted to foreign exchange market data such as oanda.com or xe.com (dig down; don’t just look at the major currency tables). According to these lists, how many distinct currencies exist around the world today? Are some currencies used in more than one country?  

If a country has a floating exchange rate will a rise in exchange rate be bad or good for exporters?

What was the gold standard? What impact did the gold standard have on exchange rates?

Why do exchange rates matter to companies, especially those involved with the foreign direct investment?

For small, open economies that export and import a large volume of goods and services, a fixed exchange rate often make sense. Why does it make sense? And at what cost to the country?

In a fixed exchange rate system, how do countries address the problem of currency market pressures that threaten to lower or raise the value of their currency?

If a country has a floating exchange rate, then will a rise in the exchange rate be bad or good for importers?