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The "Big Mac Theory of Exchange Rates" tests the accuracy of the purchasing power parity theory.In July 2011,the Economist reported that the average price of a Big Mac in the United States was $4.07.In Mexico,the average price of a Big Mac at that time was 32 pesos.If the exchange rate between the dollar and the peso was 13.60 pesos per dollar,explain how it would be profitable to buy Big Macs in Mexico instead of in the United States.


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