If a Japanese car costs P*=1,000,000 yen, a similar American car costs P= 20,000, and a dollar can buy 100 yen, e 100 yen/$. Car is assumed to be identical and japan is next door to New Hampshire for simplicity: a. What is the real exchange rate? In which country is car more expensive? b. From which country would you buy and which country would you sell?

If a U.S. dollar purchases 1.2 Euros, and a gallon of milk costs $3 in the U.S. and 5 Euros in Spain what is the real exchange rate? Group of answer choices 1.8 .93 2 .72

Country A’s goods have become relatively less expensive for Country B’s buyers due to a change in the exchange rate between those two country’s currencies. All other things remaining constant, this could be because Country B’s currency has __________ relative to Country A’s currency. a) shifted b) appreciated c) stagnated d) depreciated

The current spot exchange rate is $1.20/euro. The current 90-day forward exchange rate is $1.18/euro. You expect the spot rate to be $1.22/euro in 90 days. a. According to your expectation, is the dollar appreciating or depreciating against the Euro? b. How would you speculate using a forward contract? c. If many people speculate the way you have responded in part b., what pressure will that place on the value of the current 90-day forward 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”) ???

If to ship any amount of gold between New York If to ship any amount of gold between New York and London costs 1 percent of the value of the gold shipped, define the U.S. gold export point or upper limit in the exchange rate between the dollar and the pound (R = $/£). Why is this so? If to ship any amount of gold between New York

Discuss three factors that would impact the values of the major currencies in foreign exchange

The table below shows hypothetical prices of a tall Starbucks latte in countries around the world. Using the data, and the fact that a latte costs $3 in the United States, calculate how much a country's currency is under- or overvalued according to purchasing power. First, calculate the implied exchange rate for each country. Next, calculate the "latte index" for each country using the Big Mac index formula from the chapter. Instructions: Round your answers to two decimal places. Country Thailand Argentina United Kingdom Japan Price 60 baht 15 peso (s) 2 pound (s) 450 yen Official exchange rate 30 baht/dollar. 6 pesos/dollar 0.5 pounds/dollar se yen/dollar Implied exchange rate if PPP holds baht/dollar pesos/dollar pounds/dollar yen/dollar 20.67 4.00 .67 145.00 Cost of U.S. latte *% 20.50 42.86 40.30 % % 27

Consider the appreciation of a currency. What effects might this have on international companies exporting overseas?  What actions could companies take to minimize these effects