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If the Domestic Prices for Traded Goods Rises 5% in Japan

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If the domestic prices for traded goods rises 5% in Japan and rises 7% the US over the same period, what would happened to the Yen/US dollar exchange rate? HINT: S1/S0 = (1 + π\pi h) / (1 + π\pi f) where S0 is the direct quote of the yen at time 0, the current period.


A) The direct quote of the yen ($/¥) rises, and the value of the dollar falls.
B) The direct quote of the yen ($/¥) falls, and the value of the dollar rises.
C) The direct quote of the yen would remain the same.
D) Purchasing power parity does not apply to inflation rates.
E) Both a and d.

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