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25 April, 13:31

Under the gold standard of currency exchange that existed from 1879 to 1914, an ounce of gold cost $20.67 in U. S. dollars and £4.2474 in British pounds. Therefore, the exchange rate of pounds per dollar under this fixed exchange regime was: A. always changing because the price of gold was always changing B. £4.8665/$ C. unknown because there is not enough information to answer this question D. £0.2055/$

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  1. 25 April, 16:28
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    The answer is £0.2055/$

    Explanation:

    Exchange rate is the price of one currency in terms of another. It is also the number of units of one currency (price currency) that one unit of another currency (base currency) will buy.

    In US, an ounce of gold = $20.67

    In british, it costs £4.2474

    Therefore, exchange rate of pounds per dollar =

    £4.2474/$20.67

    =£0.2055/$
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