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Fundamentals of Financial Management (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781337395250
Author: Eugene F. Brigham, Joel F. Houston
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 19, Problem 15P

a)

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To identify: Whether the dollars price of automobile decrease or increase during the 34-year period due to the variations in the exchange rate.

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Exchange rate is at which one currency of a country is exchanged with the currency of another country is termed as exchange rate.

b)

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To determine: The price of the automobile in the year 2015 in terms of Country U dollar.

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