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If the exchange rate moves from $1 for one Euro to $1.50 for one Euro, then
Select one:
a.
it becomes more expensive for a European to buy a European product.
b.
it becomes more expensive for an American investor to save at an American bank.
c.
it becomes more expensive for an American to buy a Mexican product.
d.
it becomes more expensive for an American to buy a European product.
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