At the Beginning of the Year the Exchange Rate Between

question 37

Multiple Choice

At the beginning of the year the exchange rate between the Brazilian Real and the U.S. dollar was 2.2 Reals per dollar. Over the year Brazilian inflation was 12% and U.S. inflation was 4%. If purchasing power parity holds, at year-end the exchange rate should be approximately ________________ dollars per Real.

• A) 2.3913
• B) 0.4895
• C) 2.8498
• D) 0.4182
• E) 0.3440 [(2.2% - 12%) x (1/2.2)] + (1/2.2) = 0.4182

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