Exchange Rate Table for Month 1   US Dollar $1 = British Pound 1 £ = Chinese Yuan 1 Y = Japanese Yen 1 ¥ = Euro 1€ US Dollar --- 1.32 .16 .0088 1.13 British Pound .76 --- .12 .0067 .85 Chinese Yuan 6.37 8.46 --- .056 7.21 Japanese Yen 113.04 149.55 17.75 --- 127.55 Euro .89 1.17 .14 .0078 ---   Exchange Rate Table for Month 2   US Dollar $1 = British Pound 1 £ = Chinese Yuan 1 Y = Japanese Yen 1 ¥ = Euro 1€ US Dollar --- 1.40 .20 .0080 1.17 British Pound .70 --- .11 .0065 .89 Chinese Yuan 6.20 8.72 --- .062 7.59 Japanese Yen 116.24 146.89 16.32 --- 117.2 Euro .92 1.11 .15 .0078 ---   Japan Airlines is interested in purchasing new commercial aircraft from US manufacturer Boeing at a price of $102 million per plane. What is the difference in the yen price between month 1 and month 2?  During which month is Japan Airlines more likely to buy more planes?  Why? Explain your answer using the numbers from the chart above (show your math ).

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TIPS FOR READING AN EXCHANGE RATE CHART: Read down the chart. For example, in column 1 it says the US Dollar is equal to each of the currencies below it. Therefore $1 = .76 £ or $1 = .89 €.

Exchange Rate Table for Month 1

 

US Dollar

$1 =

British Pound

1 £ =

Chinese Yuan

1 Y =

Japanese Yen

1 ¥ =

Euro

1€

US Dollar

---

1.32

.16

.0088

1.13

British Pound

.76

---

.12

.0067

.85

Chinese Yuan

6.37

8.46

---

.056

7.21

Japanese Yen

113.04

149.55

17.75

---

127.55

Euro

.89

1.17

.14

.0078

---

 

Exchange Rate Table for Month 2

 

US Dollar

$1 =

British Pound

1 £ =

Chinese Yuan

1 Y =

Japanese Yen

1 ¥ =

Euro

1€

US Dollar

---

1.40

.20

.0080

1.17

British Pound

.70

---

.11

.0065

.89

Chinese Yuan

6.20

8.72

---

.062

7.59

Japanese Yen

116.24

146.89

16.32

---

117.2

Euro

.92

1.11

.15

.0078

---

 

Japan Airlines is interested in purchasing new commercial aircraft from US manufacturer Boeing at a price of $102 million per plane. What is the difference in the yen price between month 1 and month 2?  During which month is Japan Airlines more likely to buy more planes?  Why? Explain your answer using the numbers from the chart above (show your math ). 

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