Assume the Initial Dollar/pound Exchange Rate to Be $2 Per

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Assume the initial dollar/pound exchange rate to be $2 per pound.If the U.S.inflation rate is 8 percent, and the U.K.inflation rate is 3 percent, then the exchange rate should move to $2.10 per pound according to the purchasing-power-parity theory.

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