Big Mac Index
Country Currency Price Rate Dollars
Phillipines Peso 140 0.019 $2.66
Vietnam Dong 65,000 0.000043 $2.80
China Yuan 20.50 0.15 $3.08
Saudi Arabia Riyal 12 0.265 $3.18
Switzerland Franc 6.5 1.0 $6.50
Arbitraging
1. Pick a product and review the prices in both countries
2. Are the prices different than the exchange rates?
3. Buy currency in the low priced country
4. Buy the product in the low priced country
5. Move to the high priced country
6. Sell in the high priced country
1.00 Dollar to 51.91 Peso
USD to PHP
$ to ₱
$ 50.00
x
51.91
=
₱ 2,595
₱ 1,973
÷
51.91
=
$ 38.00
Cost?
Arbitraging
1. Traded $38 for ₱ 1,973
2. Bought shoes for ₱ 1,973
3. Shipped to U.S.
4. Sold in U.S. for $50
5. Traded $38 for $50
6. Made $12 on $38
7. Made 31 percent profit
8. Repeat
1. Dollar to Won (KRW) rate is 1 to 1,176
2. Cell Phone in U.S. is $600
3. Same Cell Phone in South Korea is 600,000
4. Cost to ship is $5
5. What should you do and how much will you
make? Dollars and percent?