uppose a Starbucks tall latte cost $4.00 in the United States, 5.00 euros in the euro area and $2.50 Australian dollars in Australia. Nominal exchange rates are .80 euros per dollar and 1.4 Australian dollars per U. S. dollar. Where does purchasing power parity hold

Nether Australia or Europe

Explanation:

Purchasing power parity is a notion that states that prices of the same or similar goods should have the same price across the world after adjusting for exchange rate differences.

If the price of a tall latte in the U.S. is $4,00, it should be the same price in Europe and Australia after exchange rate adjustments.

$4.00 in Euro is:                                                  $4.00 in Australian dollars is:

= 4 * 0.8                                                                 = 4 * 1.4

= €3.20                                                                 = $5.60

Purchasing power parity does not hold in wither countries because the prices of the lattes are not equal to the $4.00 in the U.S. after adjustments for exchange rates.