Suppose the Nominal Exchange Rate Between the Japanese Yen and the UK

question 3

Multiple Choice

Suppose the nominal exchange rate between the Japanese yen and the UK pound is 100 yen per pound. Further, suppose that a kilogram of rice costs £2 in the UK and 250 yen in Japan. What is the real exchange rate between Japan and the UK?

• A) 0.5 kilograms of Japanese rice per kilogram of UK rice
• B) 0.8 kilograms of Japanese rice per kilogram of UK rice
• C) 1.25 kilograms of Japanese rice per kilogram of UK rice
• D) 2.5 kilograms of Japanese rice per kilogram of UK rice
• E) none of these answers

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