Question

9. Problems and Applications Q9 Purchasing-power parity holds between the nations of Ectenia and Wiknam, where the only commodity is Spam. In 2015, a can of Spam cost 4 dollars in Ectenia and 24 pesos in Wiknam. The exchange rate between Ectenian dollars and Wiknamian pesos was pesos per dollar. Over the next 14 years, inflation is expected to be 5 percent per year in Ectenia and 10 percent per year in Wiknam. If this inflation comes to pass, what will happen over this period to the price of Spam and the exchange rate? Over this period, the price of Spam in Ectenia will , and the price of Spam in Wiknam will . (Hint: Recall the rule of 70 from Chapter 27.) The exchange rate between the two countries will .

Answer 1

Answer:

In this case, one dollar is worth three pesos.9

Explanation:

Base on the scenario been described in the question, the exchange rate between the two countries will be gotten as follows

Since the purchasing-power parity (PPP) normally holds, the exchange rate will be (2/6) = 1/3dollars/peso. That is, one peso will buy you one third of a dollar. Alternatively,we can write this as (6/2) = 3 pesos/dollar. In this case, one dollar is worth three pesos.9