If a basket of goods costs 10 dollars in the United States and 11 euros in Belgium, then purchasing power parity will exist if the exchange rate between the euro and the dollar is:

A. 11 euros per dollar.
B. 1.1 dollars per euro.
C. 10 dollars per euro.
D. 1.1 euros per dollar.


Answer: D

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