A can of soda costs $1.25 in the United States and 25 pesos in Mexico. Assume for this problem that purchasing power par
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A can of soda costs $1.25 in the United States and 25 pesos in Mexico. Assume for this problem that purchasing power parity (PPP) holds. 1. If purchasing power parity holds, then the peso-dollar exchange rate is pesos per dollar 2. If a monetary expansion causes all of the prices in Mexico to double, the new peso-dollar exchange rate will be pesos per dollar. 3. In this example, the dollar has (appreciated or depreciated) against the Mexican peso.