According to Purchasing-Power Parity, If Prices in the United States

question 288

Multiple Choice

According to purchasing-power parity, if prices in the United States increase by a smaller percentage than prices in Poland, then

• A)the real exchange defined as Polish goods per unit of U.S. goods rises.
• B)the real exchange defined as Polish goods per unit of U.S. goods falls.
• C)the nominal exchange rate defined as Polish currency per dollar rises.
• D)the nominal exchange rate defined as Polish currency per dollar falls.

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Definitions:

Monopolistic Competition

A market structure characterized by many firms selling products that are similar but not identical, allowing for differentiation and some degree of market power.

Long Run

A period in which all factors of production and costs are variable, allowing companies to adjust to changes in the market.

Monopolistically Competitive

A market structure where many competing producers sell products that are differentiated from one another (e.g., by branding or quality) and hence are not perfect substitutes.

Economic Profit

The difference between a firm's total revenues and its total costs, including both explicit and implicit costs, measuring the firm’s performance beyond its accounting profit.