Suppose the basket of goods used for a Canadian university student price index consists of 2 terms of full-time study and 4 textbooks. Prices of the goods by year are as follows: Year Full-time tuition for Price of One one term Textbook 2018 $3,605 $115 2019 $3,631 $139 2020 $3,924 $189 a) Using 2018 as the base year, compute the university student price index for 2018, 2019 and 2020, and the inflation rate between 2018 and 2019, and between 2019 and 2020. b) Suppose that all university textbooks were produced in the United States. Would Canada's GDP Deflator increase more, less or the same rate as the student price index (based only on these two goods)?

Suppose the basket of goods used for a Canadian university student price index consists of 2 terms of full-time study and 4 textbooks. Prices of the goods by year are as follows: Year Full-time tuition for Price of One one term Textbook 2018 $3,605 $115 2019 $3,631 $139 2020 $3,924 $189 a) Using 2018 as the base year, compute the university student price index for 2018, 2019 and 2020, and the inflation rate between 2018 and 2019, and between 2019 and 2020. b) Suppose that all university textbooks were produced in the United States. Would Canada's GDP Deflator increase more, less or the same rate as the student price index (based only on these two goods)?

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