Data from The Economist BigMac index from January 2022 shows that the local price of a Big Mac in Argentina is 450 Argentine pesos (ARS) and the price of a Big Mac in Britain is 3.59 pounds sterling (GBP). The exchange rate XARS/GBP = 140.895. Assume there is no bid-ask spread.  Calculate the Purchasing Power Parity Rate PPPRARS/GBP. What does this rate measure?

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