A country in Southeast Asia states it's gross domestic product in terms of yen. Last year it's GDP was 50 billion yen when one U.S. dollar could be exchanged into 120 yen. Required : Assume the GDP increases to 55 billion yen for this year. However, the dollar value of one yen is now $0.01. Determine the country's GDP in terms of U.S. dollars for this year.

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A country in Southeast Asia states it's gross domestic product in terms of yen. Last year it's GDP was 50 billion yen when one U.S. dollar could be exchanged into 120 yen. Required : Assume the GDP increases to 55 billion yen for this year. However, the dollar value of one yen is now $0.01. Determine the country's GDP in terms of U.S. dollars for this year.
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