Question: TIPS FOR READING AN EXCHANGE RATE CHART: Read down the chart. For example, in column 1 it says the US Dollar is equal to each

TIPS FOR READING AN EXCHANGE RATE CHART: Read down the chart. For example, in column 1 it says the US Dollar is equal to each of the currencies below it. Therefore $1 = .76 or $1 = .89 .

Exchange Rate Table for Month 1

US Dollar

$1 =

British Pound

1 =

Chinese Yuan

1 Y =

Japanese Yen

1 =

Euro

1

US Dollar

---

1.32

.16

.0088

1.13

British Pound

.76

---

.12

.0067

.85

Chinese Yuan

6.37

8.46

---

.056

7.21

Japanese Yen

113.04

149.55

17.75

---

127.55

Euro

.89

1.17

.14

.0078

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Exchange Rate Table for Month 2

US Dollar

$1 =

British Pound

1 =

Chinese Yuan

1 Y =

Japanese Yen

1 =

Euro

1

US Dollar

---

1.40

.20

.0080

1.17

British Pound

.70

---

.11

.0065

.89

Chinese Yuan

6.20

8.72

---

.062

7.59

Japanese Yen

116.24

146.89

16.32

---

117.2

Euro

.92

1.11

.15

.0078

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A currency depreciates (or gets weaker) if it buys less of a foreign currency than it did before. The US dollar depreciated against what currency(s) from month 1 to month 2? Explain using numbers from the chart above.

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