Exam 18: Open-Economy Macroeconomics: Basic Concepts

The nominal exchange rate is .80 euros per U.S. dollar and a basket of goods in France costs 1,000 euros while the same basket costs $800 in the U.S. The nominal exchange rate is 1.2 Australian dollars per U.S. dollar and a basket of goods in Australia costs 960 Australian dollars while the same basket costs $800 in the U.S.. Which country has purchasing-power parity with the U.S.?

Other things the same, the real exchange rate between American and French goods would be lower if