Assuming that a household in Hadililand consumes only apple juice and T-shirts. Last year, which was the base year, the household spent $440 on juice and $132 on shorts. In the base year, juice was $2.2 a bottle and shorts were $11 a pair. This year, juice is $3.3 a bottle, shorts are $13.2 a pair, and a typical household has bought 198 bottles of juice and 15 pairs of shorts. a) What is the basket used in the CPI? b) Calculate the CPI in the current year. c) Calculate the inflation rate in the current year. d) Is the inflation rate that you've calculated likely to be biased? Why or why not?

Assuming that a household in Hadililand consumes only apple juice and T-shirts. Last year, which was the base year, the household spent $440 on juice and $132 on shorts. In the base year, juice was $2.2 a bottle and shorts were $11 a pair. This year, juice is $3.3 a bottle, shorts are $13.2 a pair, and a typical household has bought 198 bottles of juice and 15 pairs of shorts. a) What is the basket used in the CPI? b) Calculate the CPI in the current year. c) Calculate the inflation rate in the current year. d) Is the inflation rate that you've calculated likely to be biased? Why or why not?

ENGR.ECONOMIC ANALYSIS

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Chapter1: Making Economics Decisions

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