Given a Current Spot Rate of 8

question 6

Multiple Choice

Given a current spot rate of 8.10 Norwegian krone per U.S. dollar, expected inflation rates of 3% in Norway and 6% per annum in the U.S., use the formula for relative purchasing power parity to estimate the one-year spot rate of krone per dollar.

• A) 7.87 krone per dollar
• B) 8.10 krone per dollar
• C) 8.34 krone per dollar
• D) There is not enough information to answer this question.

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