Part (a) A can of beer costs US$0.9 in the US and 6 yuan in China. What will the yuan-dollar exchange rate be if purchasing power parity holds? If the current nominal exchange rate is 6.79 yuan per US dollar, is the Chinese yuan under- or overvalued? Part (b) If all prices in the US decrease by five per cent, what will happen to the yuan-dollar exchange rate?

Part (a) A can of beer costs US$0.9 in the US and 6 yuan in China. What will the yuan-dollar exchange rate be if purchasing power parity holds? If the current nominal exchange rate is 6.79 yuan per US dollar, is the Chinese yuan under- or overvalued? Part (b) If all prices in the US decrease by five per cent, what will happen to the yuan-dollar exchange rate?

ENGR.ECONOMIC ANALYSIS

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ISBN:9780190931919

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Publisher:NEWNAN

Chapter1: Making Economics Decisions

Section: Chapter Questions

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