Below are the Consumer Price Index inflation rates each year for the United States and Japan. Also shown is the spot exchange rate for the beginning of each year. a. Using PPP equation, compute what the 1-year forward exchange rate should be each year. (Round your answers to 4 decimal places.)

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Below are the Consumer Price Index inflation rates each year for the United States and
Japan. Also shown is the spot exchange rate for the beginning of each year.
a. Using PPP equation, compute what the 1-year forward exchange rate should be each
year. (Round your answers to 4 decimal places.)
Year
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
Beginning of Year
Exchange Rate (Yen Per
$)
146.50
134.85
124.75
125.65
112.75
100.77
104.17
115.74
132.65
112.40
101.95
114.98
132.27
120.11
107.20
103.08
116.59
119.08
109.95
91.37
92.80
80.45
75.46
86.22
US CPI
Inflation Rate
6.6
3.1
NONōGESLEE
'NN
2.9
2.8
27
2.5
3.3
1.7
1.6
27
3.4
1.6
2.4
1.9
am & in
mm
3.3
3.4
№
2.5
4.1
0.0
ON
6284
2.6
1.2
して:
N
2.8
1.4
Japan CPI
Inflation Rate
3.6
3.2
1.6
1.1
0.5
- 0.3
0.6
1.6
000-6
0.9
+ i
-
0.4
- 0.9
-0.9
- 1.1
- 0.3
0.0
- 0.4
0.3
0.4
1.2
1.3
0.2
0.3
0.1
Predicted Exchange
Rate
Transcribed Image Text:Below are the Consumer Price Index inflation rates each year for the United States and Japan. Also shown is the spot exchange rate for the beginning of each year. a. Using PPP equation, compute what the 1-year forward exchange rate should be each year. (Round your answers to 4 decimal places.) Year 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Beginning of Year Exchange Rate (Yen Per $) 146.50 134.85 124.75 125.65 112.75 100.77 104.17 115.74 132.65 112.40 101.95 114.98 132.27 120.11 107.20 103.08 116.59 119.08 109.95 91.37 92.80 80.45 75.46 86.22 US CPI Inflation Rate 6.6 3.1 NONōGESLEE 'NN 2.9 2.8 27 2.5 3.3 1.7 1.6 27 3.4 1.6 2.4 1.9 am & in mm 3.3 3.4 № 2.5 4.1 0.0 ON 6284 2.6 1.2 して: N 2.8 1.4 Japan CPI Inflation Rate 3.6 3.2 1.6 1.1 0.5 - 0.3 0.6 1.6 000-6 0.9 + i - 0.4 - 0.9 -0.9 - 1.1 - 0.3 0.0 - 0.4 0.3 0.4 1.2 1.3 0.2 0.3 0.1 Predicted Exchange Rate
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