Other Things Equal, and Assuming Efficient Markets, If a Honda

question 35

Multiple Choice

Other things equal, and assuming efficient markets, if a Honda Accord costs $21,375 in the U.S. then at an exchange rate of $1.63/£, the Honda Accord should cost ________ in Great Britain.

• A) £21,375
• B) £18,365
• C) £13,113
• D) £42,322

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Definitions:

Enantiomers

Stereoisomers that are mirror images of each other and cannot be superimposed, different in the way they rotate plane-polarized light.

Optically Active

Describes a substance that has the ability to rotate the plane of polarization of polarized light, a property of chiral molecules.

Distillation

A process used to separate components of a liquid mixture based on differences in their boiling points.

(1S,2S,3R,5S)-Pinanediol

A specific stereochemical configuration of pinanediol, indicating the spatial arrangement of atoms around four chiral centers.