Suppose Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) Depends Only on Hotel Rooms

question 54

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Suppose purchasing power parity (PPP) depends only on hotel rooms. The exchange rate is C$1.00 = US$0.80 and a room at the Weston Hotel in Niagara Falls, New York costs US$200. PPP suggests that the price of a room at the Weston Hotel in Niagara Falls, Ontario should be C$250.

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Shortage

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Surplus

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Price Ceiling

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