You and a friend, Yi, are considering a summer vacation to one of two locales: Mexico or Brazil. Mexico's currency unit is the Mexican peso and the real is used in Brazil. You live in the United States and Yi lives in China. The cost of the hotel is denominated in local currency units. You and Yi are trying to choose the locale with the lowest hotel expenses. The price of a hotel room is 200 reals per night in Brazil and 800 pesos per night in Mexico. Assume these prices remain unchanged between 2001 and 2006.
Calculate the U.S. dollar price of a hotel room in Brazil and in Mexico for June 2001.