Exploring Macroeconomics
Exploring Macroeconomics
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ISBN: 9781544337722
Author: Robert L. Sexton
Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
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Chapter 21, Problem 8P
To determine

(a)

To explain:

If a product is sold at $ 100 in the Unites States, the price of the product in the United Kingdom is to be ascertained given the exchange rate between the British pounds and the US dollars is $2 per pound.

To determine

(b)

To explain:

If a product is sold at $ 100 in the Unites States, the price of the product in the Mexico is to be ascertained given the exchange rate between the Mexican peso and the US dollars is 125 pesos per dollar.

To determine

(c)

To explain:

The impact that will take place to the price of the product whose current price is $100 in the USA if the tastes and preference of the US residents changes towards foreign goods.

To determine

(d)

To explain:

The impact that will take place to the price of the product whose current price is $100 in the USA in a foreign land if the income of the foreign country declines.

To determine

(e)

To explain:

The impact that will take place to the price of the product whose current price is $100 in the USA in a foreign land if the interest rate in the USA falls relative to the interest of the other countries.

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