1. A Samsung Galaxy costs €700 in France. The same phone costs $760 in the United...
1. A Samsung Galaxy costs €700 in France. The same phone costs $760 in the United States. The spot dollar-euro exchange rate is E$/€ = $1.12. (To simplify things, we are not including transaction costs.)
(a) Calculate the real exchange rate using the prices given.
(b) Do the prices for the handbag suggest that the dollar under or overvalued in the spot market? If so, by how much? Report the under or overvaluation as a percentage to one decimal place.
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