Under a gold standard in which France defined one franc to be worth 1/50th of an ounce of gold and the U.S. defined one dollar to be worth 1/10th of an ounce of gold, then - one U.S. dollar would exchange for five French francs. - the French franc is worth only one-tenth as much as the dollar is worth. - one French franc would exchange for ten dollars. - the U.S. dollar is valued at one-fifth of the French franc.

Under a gold standard in which France defined one franc to be worth 1/50th of an ounce of gold and the U.S. defined one dollar to be worth 1/10th of an ounce of gold, then - one U.S. dollar would exchange for five French francs. - the French franc is worth only one-tenth as much as the dollar is worth. - one French franc would exchange for ten dollars. - the U.S. dollar is valued at one-fifth of the French franc.

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Chapter29: International Finance

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