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1 March, 17:19

The Turkish Lira (TL) was officially devalued by the Turkish government in February 2001 during a severe political and economic crisis. The Turkish government announced on February 21 that the lira would be devalued by 20%. The spot exchange rate on February 2001 was TL 68,000/$.

(a) What was the exchange rate after a 20% devaluation?

(b) Within three days the lira had plummeted to TL100,000/$. What percent change was this from the predevaluation rate?

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  1. 1 March, 19:04
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    a) The exchange rate after a 20% devaluation is TL85,000/$

    b) The percent change was this from the predevaluation rate is - 32%

    Explanation:

    a) exchange rate after devaluation = (exchange rate before devaluation) / (1 - Devaluation)

    = TL68,000 / (1-20%)

    = TL68,000 / (0.80)

    = TL85,000

    Therefore, The exchange rate after a 20% devaluation is TL85,000/$

    b) percentage change = (starting exchange rate - ending exchange rate) / ending exchange rate

    = (TL68,000 - TL100,000) / TL100,000

    = - TL32,000/TL100,000

    = - 0.32

    Therefore, The percent change was this from the predevaluation rate is - 32%
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