PART 2: CURRENCY EXCHANGE HOW WOULD YOU RESPOND TO EACH OF THESE SITUATIONS? SHOW YOUR CALCULATIONS....

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PART 2: CURRENCY EXCHANGE HOW WOULD YOU RESPOND TO EACH OF THESE SITUATIONS? SHOW YOUR CALCULATIONS. 1. YOUR COUSIN IN INDIA SENT YOU A PRESENT FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY. YOU NOTICED THE PRICE TAG WAS STILL ON IT AND IT COST 1400 RUPEES. YOU WANT TO RESEND A GIFT IN RETURN THAT COSTS ABOUT THE SAME AMOUNT IN CANADIAN DOLLARS. WHAT WILL YOU HAVE TO SPEND? 2. YOU WANT TO ORDER A 20 SWEATER SHOWN IN AN ON-LINE CATALOGUE IN THE UK. HOW MUCH WILL IT COST YOU IN CANADIAN DOLLARS? 3. YOU ARE TRAVELING IN MEXICO. YOU CAN ONLY AFFORD TO SPEND $65 PER NIGHT ON A HOTEL. YOU HAVE JUST ARRIVED AT A HOTEL AND NOTICE A PRICE LIST STARTING AT 278 PER NIGHT. THE HOTEL DESK CLERK NOTICES YOUR LOOK OF SHOCK AND EXPLAINS THAT THE PRICE IS IN PESOS. CAN YOU AFFORD THE ROOM? 4. YOU ARE TRAVELLING TO AUSTRALIA NEXT WEEK AND WANT TO PURCHASE SOME AUSTRALIAN DOLLARS BEFORE YOUR TRIP. YOU HAVE $500 CDN. HOW MANY AUSTRALIAN DOLLARS WILL YOU RECEIVE? 5. YOUR FAMILY TOOK A CRUISE DURING MARCH BREAK. YOU STOP FOR LUNCH IN KINGSTON, JAMAICA. YOUR DAD FORGOT HIS WALLET ON THE SHIP AND ONLY HAS $20 US IN HIS POCKET - HOW MUCH MONEY CAN YOU SPEND IN JAMAICAN DOLLARS? PART 2: CURRENCY EXCHANGE HOW WOULD YOU RESPOND TO EACH OF THESE SITUATIONS? SHOW YOUR CALCULATIONS. 1. YOUR COUSIN IN INDIA SENT YOU A PRESENT FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY. YOU NOTICED THE PRICE TAG WAS STILL ON IT AND IT COST 1400 RUPEES. YOU WANT TO RESEND A GIFT IN RETURN THAT COSTS ABOUT THE SAME AMOUNT IN CANADIAN DOLLARS. WHAT WILL YOU HAVE TO SPEND? 2. YOU WANT TO ORDER A 20 SWEATER SHOWN IN AN ON-LINE CATALOGUE IN THE UK. HOW MUCH WILL IT COST YOU IN CANADIAN DOLLARS? 3. YOU ARE TRAVELING IN MEXICO. YOU CAN ONLY AFFORD TO SPEND $65 PER NIGHT ON A HOTEL. YOU HAVE JUST ARRIVED AT A HOTEL AND NOTICE A PRICE LIST STARTING AT 278 PER NIGHT. THE HOTEL DESK CLERK NOTICES YOUR LOOK OF SHOCK AND EXPLAINS THAT THE PRICE IS IN PESOS. CAN YOU AFFORD THE ROOM? 4. YOU ARE TRAVELLING TO AUSTRALIA NEXT WEEK AND WANT TO PURCHASE SOME AUSTRALIAN DOLLARS BEFORE YOUR TRIP. YOU HAVE $500 CDN. HOW MANY AUSTRALIAN DOLLARS WILL YOU RECEIVE? 5. YOUR FAMILY TOOK A CRUISE DURING MARCH BREAK. YOU STOP FOR LUNCH IN KINGSTON, JAMAICA. YOUR DAD FORGOT HIS WALLET ON THE SHIP AND ONLY HAS $20 US IN HIS POCKET - HOW MUCH MONEY CAN YOU SPEND IN JAMAICAN DOLLARS?