While vacationing in Turkey you see a rug you consider purchasing. The seller tells you the rug costs 1,200 Turkish lire. A. If the exchange rate is .60 lira per dollar, how many dollars does the rug cost? B. If the dollar depreciates against the lira, will it take more or fewer dollars to buy the rug? Explain
A. 1200 lire = $x times .60 lire per dollar, x = 1200/.60 = 2000
B. It would cost more dollars. If the dollar depreciated against the lira, each dollar would buy fewer lire.
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What will be an ideal response?