Principles of Economics, 7th Edition (MindTap Course List)
Principles of Economics, 7th Edition (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781285165875
Author: N. Gregory Mankiw
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 24, Problem 4QCMC
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Thesubstitution effect with CPI and GDP deflator.

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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. Suzie's CPI market basket contains the goods she 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. >>> Answer to 1 decimal place. Week 1 Item The cost of Suzie's CPI market basket in Week 1 is $ 103.25. >>> Answer to 2 decimal places. The value of Suzie's CPI in Week 2 is >>> Answer to 1 decimal place. Coffee Books Gasoline Week 2 Item Coffee Books Gasoline Concert Quantity 13 cups 1 15 gallons Quantity 13 cups 2 5 gallons 1 ticket Price $2.75 a cup $30.00 each $2.50 a gallon Price $2.75 a cup $15.00 each $3.00 a gallon $95 each
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