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Introduction: Foreign exchange rate is the rate at which currency of one country is changed to currency of another country is called foreign exchange rate. Mainly there are two rate, i.e. direct exchange rate and indirect exchange rate.Direct exchange rate is the rate at which price of a unit of the foreign currency is expressed in the unit of local currency.Indirect exchange rate is the rate at which price of a unit of the local currency is expressed in the unit of foreign currency.
The indirect exchange rates for British pound and the Canadian dollar.
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Introduction: Foreign exchange rate is the rate at which currency of one country is changed to currency of another country is called foreign exchange rate. Mainly there are two rate, i.e. direct exchange rate and indirect exchange rate.Direct exchange rate is the rate at which price of a unit of the foreign currency is expressed in the unit of local currency.Indirect exchange rate is the rate at which price of a unit of the local currency is expressed in the unit of foreign currency.
The pounds which a British company will pay to purchase goods costing $8000 from U.S company.
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Introduction: Foreign exchange rate is the rate at which currency of one country is changed to currency of another country is called foreign exchange rate. Mainly there are two rate, i.e. direct exchange rate and indirect exchange rate.Direct exchange rate is the rate at which price of a unit of the foreign currency is expressed in the unit of local currency.Indirect exchange rate is the rate at which price of a unit of the local currency is expressed in the unit of foreign currency.
The U.S dollars to be paid for a purchase of 4000 Canadian dollars.
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