Instructions: Round your answers to 2 decimal places. If you are entering any negative numbers be sure to include a negative sign (-) in front of those numbers. a. Suppose the CPI was 110 last year and is 126 this year. What is this year's rate of inflation? 14.6 percent. b. In contrast, suppose that the CPI was 110 last year and is 107 this year. What is this year's rate of inflation? -2.72 percent. c. What term do economists use to describe this second outcome? Deflation
Instructions: Round your answers to 2 decimal places. If you are entering any negative numbers be sure to include a negative sign (-) in front of those numbers. a. Suppose the CPI was 110 last year and is 126 this year. What is this year's rate of inflation? 14.6 percent. b. In contrast, suppose that the CPI was 110 last year and is 107 this year. What is this year's rate of inflation? -2.72 percent. c. What term do economists use to describe this second outcome? Deflation
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![Instructions: Round your answers to 2 decimal places. If you are entering any negative numbers be sure to include a negative sign (-)
in front of those numbers.
a. Suppose the CPI was 110 last year and is 126 this year. What is this year's rate of inflation?
14.6 percent.
b. In contrast, suppose that the CPI was 110 last year and is 107 this year. What is this year's rate of inflation?
-2.72 percent.
c. What term do economists use to describe this second outcome? Deflation](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fdbf8765a-c0ab-46fe-8663-61e338d72b7c%2F57a1413d-2eb4-4d84-a02e-1ac518805c8f%2Fki05a3_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Instructions: Round your answers to 2 decimal places. If you are entering any negative numbers be sure to include a negative sign (-)
in front of those numbers.
a. Suppose the CPI was 110 last year and is 126 this year. What is this year's rate of inflation?
14.6 percent.
b. In contrast, suppose that the CPI was 110 last year and is 107 this year. What is this year's rate of inflation?
-2.72 percent.
c. What term do economists use to describe this second outcome? Deflation
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