Absolute purchasing power parity is

A) likely to hold in real world situations because currency markets move so quickly today.
B) unlikely to hold in real world situations because goods cannot move as easily as currencies.
C) likely to hold because governments closely watch these markets to prevent their currencies from becoming overvalued.
D) unlikely to hold because governments closely watch these markets to prevent their currencies from becoming undervalued.


Answer: B

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