Indian GDP in 2014 was 119 trillion rupees, while US GDP is $16.5 trillion
The exchange rate in 2014 was 61 rupees per dollar.
7. How large is the economy of India? Indian GDP in 2014 was 119 trillion rupees,...
7. How large was $16.5 trillion. The exchange rate in 2014 was 61.0 rupees per dollar. India turns out to have lower prices than the United States (this is true more generally for poor countries): the price level in India (converted to dollars) divided by the price level in the United States was 0.280 in 2014. (a) What is the ratio of Indian GDP to U.S. GDP if we don't take into account the differences in relative prices and simply...
The nominal exchange rate is 80 Indian rupees per dollar. The price of a shirt in India is 1500 rupees. The same shirt sells for $25 in the U.S. a. What is the real exchange rate? Show your work. b. Can arbitragers make a profit? c. If your answer to b is yes, where would they buy and where would they sell? If it is no, why not?
a. Brazil's real GDP was 1,180 trillion reais in 2013 and 1,202 trillion reais in 2014. Brazil's population was 198 million in 2013 and 200 million in 2014. Calculate: i. The growth rate of real GDP. ii. The growth rate of real GDP per person. iii. The approximate number of years it takes for real GDP per person in Brazil to double if the 2014 growth rate of real GDP and the population growth rate are maintained. b. The IMF...
15. If the real exchange rate between the U.S. and Japan is 1, the nominal exchange rate is 100 yen per U.S. dollar and the price of copper in the U.S. is $2.50 per pound of copper, what is the price of copper in Japan? A. 400 yen per pound of copper B. 250 yen per pound of copper C. 100 yen per pound of copper D. 40 yen per pound of copper E. 25 yen per pound of copper...
[Use the information below to compare Switzerland (SWI), India (IND), and the United States (USA) in per capita terms, adjusted for price differences. You are given the following data table. Fill in the missing values. Population (column A) and GDP (D) are in millions. GDP in column D is in domestic currency, the Franc in Switzerland, the Rupee in India, and the U.S. dollar for the United States. The exchange rate (B) is units of foreign currency per U.S. $1,...
How large is NAFTA? The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is a multilateral trade agreement between Canada, Mexico, and the United States that came into effect in 1994. Real GDP for the United States–adjusted for exchange rates and differences in the cost of living–in 1994 was approximately $10.23 trillion. a) Data on nominal GDP and prices for Canada and Mexico in 1994 are provided in the following table. ---------------GDP----------exchange rate-----P/PUSA Canada --- C$1.10 trillion-----1.36 C$/$-----0.91 Mexico Mex$2.23 trillion-----3.38 Mex$/$-----0.67...
How large is NAFTA? The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is a multilateral trade agreement between Canada, Mexico, and the United States that came into effect in 1994. Real GDP for the United States–adjusted for exchange rates and differences in the cost of living–in 1994 was approximately $10.23 trillion. a) Data on nominal GDP and prices for Canada and Mexico in 1994 are provided in the following table. ---------------GDP----------exchange rate-----P/PUSA Canada --- C$1.10 trillion-----1.36 C$/$-----0.91 Mexico Mex$2.23 trillion-----3.38 Mex$/$-----0.67...
Inflation in the orange and boomerang economy: calculate the inflation rate for the 2020- 2021 period using the GDP deflactor based on the laspeyers, passche and chain- weighted indexes of GDP 5. National accounting over time (W): Consider an economy that produces or and boomerangs. The prices and quantities of these goods in two dif years are reported in the table below. Fill in the missing entries. Percentage change 2020 2020-2021 100 20 2021 105 22 .10 3.10 1 1...
The following table lists gross domestic product (GDP) and approximate population for four countries in 2013. Note that GDP is given in millions of U.S dollars (USD). For example, a value of 16,800,000 suggests that U.S. GDP was approximately $16.8 trillion in 2013. GDP per capita, however, is simply given in dollars (USD) Calculate GDP per capita for each country and enter it in the fourth column of the table GDP per capita (USD) GDP France Liberia India United States...
Volkswagen's Hedging Strategy 1. Why did Volkswagen suffer a 95% drop in its 4th quarter, 2003 profits? 2. Do you think the Volkswagen’s decision to hedge only 30% of its anticipated U.S. sales was a good? Why or why not? 3. Do you think the Volkswagen’s decision to revert back to hedging 70% of its foreign currency exposure was a good decision? Why or why not? Embraer and the Wild Ride of the Brazilian Real 4. Is a decline in...