The exchange rate is the price of one currency in terms of another currency. An exchange rate specifies how many units of one country's currency equal one unit of another country's currency. Suppose the following table forecasts exchange rate data for March 16, 2020, in terms of Canadian dollars per unit of foreign currency. Use the information in the table to answer the questions that follow. NOTE: the options for the first drop down question are (CDN $274.10 or CDN1,824.15 or CDN 1,548.20 or CDN $548.20) the options for the second drop down question are (increases or decreases)

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The exchange rate is the price of one currency in terms of another currency. An exchange rate specifies how many units of one country's currency equal one unit of another country's currency.
 
Suppose the following table forecasts exchange rate data for March 16, 2020, in terms of Canadian dollars per unit of foreign currency. Use the information in the table to answer the questions that follow.
 
NOTE:
 
the options for the first drop down question are (CDN $274.10 or CDN1,824.15 or CDN 1,548.20 or CDN $548.20)
 
the options for the second drop down question are (increases or decreases)
6. Pricing foreign goods
The exchange rate is the price of one currency in terms of another currency. An exchange rate specifies how many units of one country's currency
equal one unit of another country's currency.
Suppose the following table forecasts exchange rate data for March 16, 2020, in terms of Canadian dollars per unit of foreign currency. Use the
information in the table to answer the questions that follow.
Foreign Currency
Canadian Dollars (CDN$) per Unit of Foreign Currency
Brazilian real (R$)
0.5482
U.S. dollar (US$)
1.1529
Euro (€)
1.4019
Japanese yen (*)
0.009848
Mexican peso (MEX$)
0.1086
UK pound (E)
2.0248
Suppose that on March 16, 2020, an ornamental bookcase handmade in Brazil is priced at R$1,000. The approximate Canadian dollar price of the
bookcase would be
If the exchange rate for the Canadian dollar-Japanese yen rises from the rate given by the table to CDN$0.0598 per yen, the value of the Canadian
dollar
relative to the yen.
Transcribed Image Text:6. Pricing foreign goods The exchange rate is the price of one currency in terms of another currency. An exchange rate specifies how many units of one country's currency equal one unit of another country's currency. Suppose the following table forecasts exchange rate data for March 16, 2020, in terms of Canadian dollars per unit of foreign currency. Use the information in the table to answer the questions that follow. Foreign Currency Canadian Dollars (CDN$) per Unit of Foreign Currency Brazilian real (R$) 0.5482 U.S. dollar (US$) 1.1529 Euro (€) 1.4019 Japanese yen (*) 0.009848 Mexican peso (MEX$) 0.1086 UK pound (E) 2.0248 Suppose that on March 16, 2020, an ornamental bookcase handmade in Brazil is priced at R$1,000. The approximate Canadian dollar price of the bookcase would be If the exchange rate for the Canadian dollar-Japanese yen rises from the rate given by the table to CDN$0.0598 per yen, the value of the Canadian dollar relative to the yen.
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