If an ounce of gold is priced at $1,000 in the U.S. but can be purchased in
Mexico for MX $25,000 with an exchange rate of $1 = 20 MX$, then according
to the principle of arbitrage,
O Mexicans would buy gold in the US, which would raise the price of gold in Mexico
and increase the price difference between the two countries.
○ Americans would buy gold in Mexico, which would raise the price of gold in Mexico
and reduce the price difference between the two countries.
O Mexicans would buy gold in the U.S., which would raise the price of gold in the US
and reduce the price difference between the two countries.