Question

7) Suppose the real exchange rate is 10, the domestic price level is 8, and the foreign price level is 4. (a) What is the nominal exchange rate? (b) Suppose the real exchange rate rises by 10%, the inflation rate in the domestic country is 6%, and the inflation rate in the foreign country is 4%. By what percentage does the nominal exchange rate change? (c) Suppose the nominal exchange rate rises by 5%, the real exchange rate rises by 8%, and domestic inflation is 3%. What is the foreign inflation rate

Answer 1

Answer and Explanation:

The computation is shown below:

1. Nominal exchange rate is

= (Real exchange rate) × (foreign price level ÷ domestic price level)

= 10 × (4 ÷ 8)

= 5

2. Change in Nominal exchange rate is

Change in  Nominal exchange rate = (real exchange rate change )  + foreign inflation - domestic inflation

= 10 + 4 - 6

= 8%

3.) foreign inflation rate

= Change in Nominal exchange rate - real exchange rate change + domestic inflation

= 5 - 8 + 3

= 0%

We simply applied the above formulas