Law of One Price Quiz

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According to the law of one price, what should the exchange rate be if a car costs birr 180,000 in Ethiopia and $20,000 in the US?

  • Birr 7/USD
  • Birr 8/USD
  • Birr 9/USD (correct)
  • Birr 10/USD

What is the concept behind the law of one price?

  • Price discrimination
  • Monopolistic competition
  • Oligopoly pricing strategy
  • Perfect goods arbitrage (correct)

If the exchange rate is birr 9.20/USD, what will US citizens do according to the law of one price?

  • Buy a car in Ethiopia (correct)
  • Not engage in arbitrage
  • Buy a car in the US
  • Sell birr and buy dollars

What happens to arbitrage profit opportunities according to the law of one price?

<p>They are eliminated when prices equalize (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

If the exchange rate is birr 8.50/USD, how much would the Ethiopian resident save by purchasing a car in the US?

<p>$1,176 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the absolute purchasing power parity (PPP) theory, if the price of a bundle of goods in Ethiopia is 20 birr and the same bundle costs $2 in the US, what should the exchange rate be?

<p>10 birr/USD (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

If the price of a bundle of goods in Ethiopia rises from 20 birr to 21 birr, while the price of the same bundle in the US remains at $2, what will happen to the exchange rate according to the absolute PPP theory?

<p>The exchange rate will depreciate to 10.5 birr/USD. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which statement best describes the relative purchasing power parity (PPP) theory?

<p>The exchange rate will adjust by the amount of the inflation differentials between two economies. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main reason why the absolute version of PPP is unlikely to hold precisely, according to the text?

<p>Both (a) and (b). (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

If the percentage change in the exchange rate between the birr and the USD is 5%, and the percentage change in the domestic price level in Ethiopia is 8%, what is the percentage change in the foreign price level (US) according to the relative PPP theory?

<p>-3% (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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