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One year ago Polish zloty was PLN 3.8000/USD. Since then the sloty has fallen 14% against the dollar. Price levels in the US have not changed, but Polish price has gone up 7%
-what is the nominal exchange rate today?
-what should be the exchange rate today, based on relative PPP and assuming last year was normal?
-Did the zloty depreciate or appreciate in real terms, relative to the dollar, by what percentage?
-using last year as the base, what is the real exchange rate of zloty against today?

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The solution calculates Nominal exchange rates, whether zloty has appreciated or depreciated against the US dollar, exchange rate that should prevail based on relative PPP and real exchange rate.

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-what is the nominal exchange rate today?

Since the zloty has depreciated by 14 %
(Current exchange rate - last year's exchange rate )/ last year's exchange rate= 14%
or Current exchange rate/ last year's exchange rate - 1= 14%
or Current exchange rate/ last year's exchange rate = 1.14
Last year's ...

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