5. If the price level in domestic country is 1.0, the price level in the foreign country is 2.0, and it costs 10 units of foreign currency to buy 1 unit of domestic currency. Then the real exchange rate between the domestic country and the foreign country is ) units of foreign goods per unit of domestic goods. (20/2/5

5. If the price level in domestic country is 1.0, the price level in the foreign country is 2.0, and it costs 10 units of foreign currency to buy 1 unit of domestic currency. Then the real exchange rate between the domestic country and the foreign country is ) units of foreign goods per unit of domestic goods. (20/2/5

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Chapter21: International Finance

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