This morning, the price of an Ikea Stockholm armchair was CAD 600 on Ikea.com/ca (Canadian website), USD 500 on Ikea.com/us (US website), and EUR 350 on Ikea.com/it (Italian website). At the same time, the nominal exchange rates between these currencies were: 1.28 CAD / 1 USD and 0.67 EUR / 1 CAD. Consider again the information for Canada and the U.S. Given the price of an Ikea Stockholm armchair in Canada and the U.S., and the nominal exchange rate 1.28 CAD / 1 USD, which of the following statements about the real exchange rate between the Canadian armchair and the U.S. armchair is correct?
(a) 1.28 Canadian Ikea Stockholm armchairs can be exchanged for 1 U.S. armchair.
(b) 1.25 Canadian Ikea Stockholm armchairs can be exchanged for 1 U.S. armchair.
(c) 1 Canadian Ikea Stockholm armchair can be exchanged for 0.833 U.S. armchairs.
(d) 1 Canadian Ikea Stockholm armchair can be exchanged for 0.9375 U.S. armchairs.
This morning, the price of an Ikea Stockholm armchair was CAD 600 on Ikea.com/ca (Canadian website), USD 500 on Ikea.com/us (US website), and EUR 350 on Ikea.com/it (Italian website). At the same time, the nominal exchange rates between these currencies were: 1.28 CAD / 1 USD and 0.67 EUR / 1 CAD. Consider again the information for Canada and the U.S. Given the price of an Ikea Stockholm armchair in Canada and the U.S., and the nominal exchange rate 1.28 CAD / 1 USD, which of the following statements about the real exchange rate between the Canadian armchair and the U.S. armchair is correct?
(a) 1.28 Canadian Ikea Stockholm armchairs can be exchanged for 1 U.S. armchair.
(b) 1.25 Canadian Ikea Stockholm armchairs can be exchanged for 1 U.S. armchair.
(c) 1 Canadian Ikea Stockholm armchair can be exchanged for 0.833 U.S. armchairs.
(d) 1 Canadian Ikea Stockholm armchair can be exchanged for 0.9375 U.S. armchairs.
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