ADVANCED ACCOUNTING
ADVANCED ACCOUNTING
3rd Edition
ISBN: 9781618531902
Author: Halsey & Hopkins
Publisher: Cambridge Business Publishers
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Definition of an exchange rate.

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An exchange rate is the currency price for another currency in a country. These are ratios

that are used across all international markets, including finance, trading, and investment.

The Glossary of FASB ASC 830 describes the exchange rate as follows: "The ratio of one

currency unit to another currency for which that unit can be traded at a given time."

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