If the Exchange Rate Is 8 Moroccan Dirhams Per U

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Multiple Choice

If the exchange rate is 8 Moroccan dirhams per U.S. dollars, a crate of oranges costs 400 dirhams in the Moroccan capital of Rabat, and a similar crate of oranges in Miami sells for $45 dollars, then

• A)the real exchange rate is greater than one and arbitrageurs could profit by buying oranges in the United States and selling them in Morocco.
• B)the real exchange rate is greater than one and arbitrageurs could profit by buying oranges in Morocco and selling them in the United States.
• C)the real exchange rate is less than one and arbitrageurs could profit by buying oranges in the United States and selling them in Morocco.
• D)the real exchange rate is less than one and arbitrageurs could profit by buying oranges in Morocco and selling them in the United States.

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