For a given nominal exchange rate and domestic price level, a decrease in the foreign price level ________ the real exchange rate.
A)increases
B)decreases
C)may either increase or decrease
D)offsets any change in

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The real exchange rate equals the nominal exchange rate times the domestic price level divided by the foreign price level: (e × P)/ Pᶠ. All else equal, when the foreign price level, Pᶠ, falls, the real exchange rate increases.

For a Given Nominal Exchange Rate and Domestic Price Level