Question

Suppose a Lexus LS400 and a Mercedes C300 are considered to be of equivalent value. The Lexus sells for 6,000,000 Japanese yen in Tokyo and the Mercedes sells for 50,000 euros in Stuttgart. Using the purchasing power parity theory, explain the exchange rate between the yen and the euro.

Answer 1

1 EUR = 120 JPY

Step-by-step explanation:

As the purchasing power parity theory, the exchange rate of currency 1 to currency 2 = Cost of good in currency 1 / cost of same valued item in currency 2

In this case, a Lexus LS400 and a Mercedes C300 are considered to be of equivalent value, then the exchange rate between the yen and the euro

= price of Lexus in Tokyo/ price of Mercedes in Stuttgart

= 6,000,000 JPY/ 50,000 EUR

= 120 JPY/EUR