A small nation of 10 people idolizes the TV show The Voice. All they produce and consume are karaoke machines and CDs, in the following amounts:   Karaoke Machines CDs Quantity Price Quantity Price (Dollars) (Dollars) 2020 20 50 60 5 2021 21 70 80 6   Using a method similar to that used to calculate the consumer price index, the percentage change in the overall price level is    . (Note: Use 2020 as the base year, and fix the basket at 2 karaoke machines and 6 CDs.)   Using a method similar to that used to calculate the GDP deflator, the percentage change of the overall price level is    . (Note: Again, use 2020 as the base year.)   Which of the following statements is correct? Check all that apply. The GDP deflator holds the basket of goods and services constant.   The CPI holds the basket of goods and services constant.   The inflation rate in 2021 is the same using the two methods.

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A small nation of 10 people idolizes the TV show The Voice. All they produce and consume are karaoke machines and CDs, in the following amounts:
 
Karaoke Machines
CDs
Quantity
Price
Quantity
Price
(Dollars)
(Dollars)
2020 20 50 60 5
2021 21 70 80 6
 
Using a method similar to that used to calculate the consumer price index, the percentage change in the overall price level is    . (Note: Use 2020 as the base year, and fix the basket at 2 karaoke machines and 6 CDs.)
 
Using a method similar to that used to calculate the GDP deflator, the percentage change of the overall price level is    . (Note: Again, use 2020 as the base year.)
 
Which of the following statements is correct? Check all that apply.
The GDP deflator holds the basket of goods and services constant.
 
The CPI holds the basket of goods and services constant.
 
The inflation rate in 2021 is the same using the two methods.
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