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Assume that the price of a bushel of corn EUR 3.50 in the Euro Zone and USD 4.00 in the US market. Currently the USD/EUR spot exchange rate is: X0USD/EUR = 1.05. Using the corn prices as a price benchmark, according to ILOP, all other things being equal, in the future…

A. The spot FX price is likely to stay at the current value since it is identical to its intrinsic value

B. In order to use the RPPP condition we need to include interest rate data to answer this problem

C. The spot FX price of the USD is likely to appreciate relative to the EUR

D. The spot FX price of the USD is likely to depreciate relative to the EUR