7. Homes currency, the peso, currently trades at an exchange rate of 1 peso per dollar. Home...
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7. Home’s currency, the peso, currently trades at an exchange rate of 1 peso per dollar. Home has external assets of $320 billion, 100% of which are denominated in dollars. It has external liabilities of $800 billion, 90% of which are denominated in dollars.
a. Is Home a net creditor or debtor? What is Home’s external wealth measured in pesos?
b. What is Home’s net position in dollar-denominated assets, measured in pesos? And what is it measured in U.S. dollars?
c. If the peso depreciates to 1.2 pesos per dollar, what is the change in Home’s external wealth measured in pesos?
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International Macroeconomics
ISBN: 9781319061722
4th Edition
Authors: Robert C Feenstra ,Alan M Taylor
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