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Chapter 19, Problem 5P
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To identify: The dollars required to buy different currencies.

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Foreign Exchange Rate: Foreign exchange rate refers to the rate required to obtain a currency in other country’s currency.

Direct Rate: According to home currency direct rate is rate in home currency required to buy one unit of another country’s currency.

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