If the inflation rate in country A is 3.5% and the inflation rate in country B is 3.0%, we should expect the percentage change in the number of units of country A's currency per unit of country B's currency to be:

A. +16.7%.
B. +6.5%.
C. +0.5%.
D. -0.5%.


Answer: C

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