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Chapter22: Inflation
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Problem 1SCQ: Table 22.4 shows the fruit prices that the typing college student purchased from 2001 to 2004. What...
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Calculate the rate of inflation or delation between 2014 and 2015.
![1. The following table shows the quantity of popcorn, Coke, and movie tickets a typical
consumer buys. It also shows the prices for those goods in 2014 and 2015. Assume that 2015 is the base year.
Good
Quantity
Price in
Price in
2014
2015
Рорсorn
4
$4
$5
Coke
$6
$8
Movie
5
$2
$3
Ticket](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fb81a1ef6-0347-4062-b7ea-9e507390b385%2Fb76d77bb-6ba7-4e95-9135-2d2624d9a112%2Fjkej41_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:1. The following table shows the quantity of popcorn, Coke, and movie tickets a typical
consumer buys. It also shows the prices for those goods in 2014 and 2015. Assume that 2015 is the base year.
Good
Quantity
Price in
Price in
2014
2015
Рорсorn
4
$4
$5
Coke
$6
$8
Movie
5
$2
$3
Ticket
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Cost of basket, 2014 = 4 x 4 + 6 x 3 + 2 x 5 = 16 + 18 + 10 = 44
Cost of basket, 2015 = 5 x 4 + 8 x 3 + 3 x 5 = 20 + 24 + 15 = 59
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