Macroeconomics (MindTap Course List)
Macroeconomics (MindTap Course List)
10th Edition
ISBN: 9781285859477
Author: William Boyes, Michael Melvin
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 21, Problem 1E
To determine

To find:

The exchange rate between the U.S. and Canadian dollars

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Under gold standards, every country have a fixed value in terms of gold. Such method helps to maintain fixed exchange rates between countries.

Under the gold standard, if the price of an ounce of gold is 1,400 U.S. dollars (USD) and 1,300 Canadian dollars, then the exchange rate between U.S. and Canadian dollars(CD) will be 0.93.

USD per CD (1,3001,400).

Economics Concept Introduction

Gold standard exchange rate system:

Gold standard exchange rate system is a system in which a country's currency has a value directly linked with gold.

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