EBK ESSENTIALS OF ECONOMICS
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Author: Mankiw
Publisher: Cengage Learning US
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Chapter 16, Problem 4CQQ
To determine
Thesubstitution effect with
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Because consumers can sometimes substitutecheaper goods for those that have risen in price,a. the CPI overstates inflation.b. the CPI understates inflation.c. the GDP deflator overstates inflation.d. the GDP deflator understates inflation.
What is the relationship between the CPI and the inflation rate?
When the CPI _______.
A.
is constant, the inflation rate is negative
B.
falls, the inflation rate is positive and low
C.
rises slowly, the inflation rate is low
D.
rises slowly, the inflation rate is negative
The table shows the quantities of the goods Suzie
bought and the prices she paid during two consecutive
weeks.
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bought in Week 1.
Calculate the cost of Suzie's CPI market basket in Week
1 and in Week 2.
What percentage of the CPI market basket is gasoline?
Calculate the value of Suzie's CPI in Week 2 and her
inflation rate in week 2.
The cost of her CPI market basket in Week 2 is $ 95.75.
>>> Answer to 2 decimal places.
Gasoline is 36.3 percent of the CPI market basket.
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Week 1
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The cost of Suzie's CPI market basket in Week 1 is $ 103.25.
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The value of Suzie's CPI in Week 2 is
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Gasoline
Concert
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13 cups
1
15 gallons
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13 cups
2
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$30.00 each
$2.50 a gallon
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$2.75 a cup
$15.00 each
$3.00 a gallon
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