Suppose a McDonalds Big Mac Cost $4

question 183

Multiple Choice

Suppose a McDonalds Big Mac cost $4.00 in the United States and 3.20 euros in the euro area and 5.20 Australian dollars in Australia.If exchange rates are .75 euros per dollar and 1.3 Australian dollars per dollar,where does purchasing power parity hold according to the Big Mac index?

• A)Both the euro area and Australia.
• B)Neither the euro area or Australia.
• C)The eruo area but not Australia.
• D)Australia but not the euro area.

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Definitions:

Supply

The total amount of a good or service available for purchase at any specified price.

Demand

The level of demand for a good or service, depending on consumers' readiness and capacity to buy at various prices.

Equilibrium

A state in an economy or market where demand equals supply, and there is no tendency for change.

Complements

Goods or services that are used together, where the increase in the demand for one leads to an increase in the demand for the other.