PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS(LOOSELEAF)
7th Edition
ISBN: 9781260110920
Author: Frank
Publisher: MCG
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Chapter 13, Problem 2RQ
To determine
Example for a good with a frequent change in prices and a good with an infrequent change in prices.
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Suppose the price level reflects the number of dollars needed to buy a basket of goods containing one can of soda, one bag of chips, and one comic book. In year one, the basket costs $9.00.
In year two, the price of the same basket is $8.00. From year one to year two, there is at an annual rate of .
In year one, $90.00 will buy baskets, and in year two, $90.00 will buy baskets.
This example illustrates that, as the price level falls, the value of money .
We write the change in total revenue with respect to change in price as dTR/dP. What is the correct expression in the right side of the following equation?
dTR/dP=
A.) Q(1-n)
B.) Q(1+n)
C.) Q[1-(1/n)]
D.) Q[1+(1/n)]
The consumer price index (CPI) is calculated by the Bureau of Labor Statistics as a______ that measures the average change over time in prices paid by a typical urban consumer for a market basket.
simple composite price and quantity index
variable-weight composite price index
combination of the Fisher index and geometric mean
None of the answers are correct.
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