Economics 9708 · AS & A Level · 6.4

6.4 — practice question

The Mexican peso’s exchange rate relative to the US$ moved from 10 pesos = 1 US$ to 9 pesos = 1 US$. In the same time span, Mexico’s general price level decreased by 10% while the US price level stayed unchanged. How did the nominal and real exchange rate of the peso against the US$ change?

  • Anominal peso exchange rate appreciated; real peso exchange rate appreciated
  • Bnominal peso exchange rate appreciated; real peso exchange rate unchanged
  • Cnominal peso exchange rate depreciated; real peso exchange rate depreciated
  • Dnominal peso exchange rate depreciated; real peso exchange rate unchanged

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