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Suppose the Price of a Prada Handbag Is $800 in the United

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Suppose the price of a Prada handbag is $800 in the United States and ¥80,000 in Japan.According to the theory of purchasing power parity,what should the exchange rate be between the two countries? Assume that the actual exchange rate is $0.015 per yen.What might explain the difference between the actual and implied exchange rates?


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