Assume that the export price of a Toyota Corolla from Osaka, Japan, is
¥2,050,000.
The exchange rate is
¥87.57/$.
The forecast rate of inflation in the United States is
2.1%
per year and in Japan it is
0.0%
per year. Use this data to answer the following questions on exchange rate pass-through.
a. What was the export price for the Corolla at the beginning of the year expressed in U.S. dollars?
b. Assuming purchasing power parity holds, what should be the exchange rate at the end of the year?
c. Assuming 100% exchange rate pass-through, what will be the dollar price of a Corolla at the end of the year?
d. Assuming 75% exchange rate pass-through, what will be the dollar price of a Corolla at the end of the year?
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