From base price levels of 100 in January 2000, Japanese and U.S. price levels in December 2017
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From base price levels of 100 in January 2000, Japanese and U.S. price levels in December 2017 stood at 123 and 191, respectively.
a. If the January 2000 $:¥ exchange rate was $0.007692, what should the exchange rate be in December 2017?
b. In fact, the exchange rate in December 2017 was ¥1 = $0.008880. What might account for the discrepancy? (Price levels were measured using the consumer price index.)
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