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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.
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Computing the CPI:
1. The table below shows a hypothetical typical consumer’s market basket that consists of 10 units of beef and 20 units of chicken.
Year Price of Beef Price of Chicken
2018 $4 $4
2019 $5 $5
2020 $9 $6
A. Compute the CPI in 2019.
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B. Caterpillar raises the price of the industrial tractors it manufactures at its Illinois factory.
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An economy produces two goods, x, and y. A year ago the price of x was $4 and the price of y was $6. Today the price of x is $8 and the price of y is $10. What happened to the nominal and the real value of good x? What happened to the nominal and real value of good y?
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- Calculate the Inflation rate using the information given: Consumer spend $2000 on food, $2000 on clothing, $1000 on health and 5000 on entertainment. The price of food rises by 5%, the price of clothing falls by 10%, the price of health services rises by 30% the price of entertainment rises by 20%. In 2004, the Chinese government became concerned about the country’s inflation rate. The price level was being driven up mainly by rising raw material and energy prices. Ministries in the Chinese government were anxious to reduce inflation rate, as they were worried about its possible effects on the country exports and savings. A) Was China suffering mainly from cost-push inflation or demand pull inflation in 2004? B) Why may inflation have a harmful effect on the country’s exports and imports? C) Explain one other cost imposed by inflation on an economy.arrow_forwardWhich do you think has a greater effect on the CPI:a 10 percent increase in the price of chicken or a10 percent increase in the price of caviar? Why?arrow_forwardComputing the CPI: 1. The table below shows a hypothetical typical consumer’s market basket that consists of 10 units of beef and 20 units of chicken. Year Price of Beef Price of Chicken 2018 $4 $4 2019 $5 $5 2020 $9 $6 A. Compute the CPI in 2019. B. What is the CPI inflation rate from 2019-2020? CPI vs. GDP deflator: 2. In each scenario, determine the effects on the CPI and the GDP deflator: A. Starbucks raises the price of Frappuccino (assuming Frappuccino is in the CPI basket). B. Caterpillar raises the price of the industrial tractors it manufactures at its Illinois factory. C. Armani raises the price of the Italian jeans it sells in the U.S. (assuming this good is included in the CPI basket). Correcting dollar figures from different…arrow_forward
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