a) In 2015 (the base year), the representative consumer bought 20 cinema tickets at $12 each, and 1 laptop computer at a price of $500. In 2016, the price of cinema tickets rose to $15 each and the price of a laptop rose to $550. Calculate the inflation rate between 2015 and 2016. b) List the three types of biases of the consumer price index (CPI). If using the price index presented above, provide examples for how each of these three biases woulc apply to the measured level of inflation for the year 2020 (no calculations necessary).
a) In 2015 (the base year), the representative consumer bought 20 cinema tickets at $12 each, and 1 laptop computer at a price of $500. In 2016, the price of cinema tickets rose to $15 each and the price of a laptop rose to $550. Calculate the inflation rate between 2015 and 2016. b) List the three types of biases of the consumer price index (CPI). If using the price index presented above, provide examples for how each of these three biases woulc apply to the measured level of inflation for the year 2020 (no calculations necessary).
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![a) In 2015 (the base year), the representative consumer
bought 20 cinema tickets at $12 each, and 1 laptop
computer at a price of $500. In 2016, the price of cinema
tickets rose to $15 each and the price of a laptop rose to
$550. Calculate the inflation rate between 2015 and 2016.
b) List the three types of biases of the consumer price
index (CPI). If using the price index presented above,
provide examples for how each of these three biases would
apply to the measured level of inflation for the year 2020
(no calculations necessary).](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fb85dbc46-2ae4-45ee-8797-24f6f57e788d%2F52e610ef-ace2-4a7c-a7df-995a391b72df%2Fnsesfks_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:a) In 2015 (the base year), the representative consumer
bought 20 cinema tickets at $12 each, and 1 laptop
computer at a price of $500. In 2016, the price of cinema
tickets rose to $15 each and the price of a laptop rose to
$550. Calculate the inflation rate between 2015 and 2016.
b) List the three types of biases of the consumer price
index (CPI). If using the price index presented above,
provide examples for how each of these three biases would
apply to the measured level of inflation for the year 2020
(no calculations necessary).
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