Suppose that the current exchange rate between the Chinese yuan and the U.S. dollar is 10 yuan

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Suppose that the current exchange rate between the Chinese yuan and the U.S. dollar is 10 yuan = $1. Suppose that you can buy more goods and services in China with 1,000 yuan than you can in the United States with $100.Will China’s GDP in dollars be greater if the current exchange rate is used to convert yuan to dollars or if the PPP exchange rate it used? Briefly explain.
Exchange Rate
The value of one currency for the purpose of conversion to another. Exchange Rate means on any day, for purposes of determining the Dollar Equivalent of any currency other than Dollars, the rate at which such currency may be exchanged into Dollars...
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Macroeconomics

ISBN: 9780132109994

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Authors: Glenn Hubbard, Anthony Patrick O'Brien, Matthew P Rafferty

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