(e) Now suppose that a new market bundle is defined; "the market bundle" is now 6 burgers, 2 patties and 4 pizzas. Compute the CPI for the three years, using this "market bundle" and using 1990 as the base year. (f) what is the new inflation rate from 2000 to 2010, using the CPI you calculated in (e). In Happy Claptown, there are only 3 goods: Burgers, Patties, and Pizza. The following table showsthe prices and quantities produced of these goods in 1990, 2000, and 2010:199020002010PriceQuantityPriceQuantityPriceQuantityBurgers2.005001.006001.10690Patties7.0030010.0020010.50110Pizza0.703004.002000.75420

In Happy Claptown, there are only 3 goods: Burgers, Patties, and Pizza. The following table shows the prices and quantities produced of these goods in 1990, 2000, and 2010: 1990 2000 2010 Price Quantity Price Quantity Price Quantity Burgers 2.00 500 1.00 600 1.10 690 Patties 7.00 300 10.00 200 10.50 110 Pizza 0.70 300 4.00 200 0.75 420

In Happy Claptown, there are only 3 goods: Burgers, Patties, and Pizza. The following table shows the prices and quantities produced of these goods in 1990, 2000, and 2010: 1990 2000 2010 Price Quantity Price Quantity Price Quantity Burgers 2.00 500 1.00 600 1.10 690 Patties 7.00 300 10.00 200 10.50 110 Pizza 0.70 300 4.00 200 0.75 420

Principles of Economics 2e

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Chapter3: Demand And Supply

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