2. If the yen/dollar exchange is 122 yen per dollar, and the US. annual inflation rate is 5% while the Japanese annual inflation rate is 1%, what is the purchasing power parity exchange rate? Is the dollar overvalued or undervalued versus the yen. Is purchasing power parity a good measure of what the exchange rate should be? (10 pts)
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