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Andrew is offered a job in Calgary where the CPI is 130 and a job in Toronto where the CPI is 180. Andrew’s job offer in Calgary is for $65,000. Which salary would the Toronto job have to pay so that both jobs have the same
a) $52,000
b) $60,266
c) $65,625
d) $90,000
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- Refer to the figure below. Insurance and pensions 11.9% Item a. Entertainment b. Transportation c. Clothing Housing 32.8% Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Expenditure Survey (2018 date). Entertainment 5,3% Item Weight 0.053 0.159 0.03 Transportation 15.9% Health care 8.1% Use the item weights in the figure to determine the percentage change in the CPI that would result from a(n) a. 20 percent increase in entertainment prices. b. 8 percent decrease in transportation costs. c. doubling of clothing prices. (Note: Review the table titled "Computing Changes in the CPI" in your text for assistance.) Instructions: Enter your responses as a percentage rounded to two decimal places. If you are entering any negative numbers be sure to include a negative sign (-) in front of those numbers. Price Change 20% -8% 100% Food 12.9% Clothing 3.0% Impact on CPI (Inflation Effect) Miscellaneous 10.1%If the cost of apparel increases by 50 percent, then, other things the same, the CPI is likely to increase by about a)3.0 percent. b) 11.8 percent. c)1.5 percent. d) 0.5 percent.Michael Jordan Earned $30,100,000 playing for the Chicago Bulls in 1997. In 1997 the CPI was equal to 1.60. In 2020 LeBron James earned $37,400,000 playing for the Los Angeles Lakers. The CPI in 2020 is equal to 2.58. Calculate the real wage for Micheal Jordan in 1997 and Lebron James in 2020. Please enter your answers as numeric answers rounded to the nearest dollar with no decimals (ie. 15,553,342 or $10,432,675 not $15,553,341.73 or $10,432,675.2). Because these will be large numbers it is a good idea to use commas to separate millions, thousands, and hundreds. What was the real wage for Michael Jordan in 1997? What is the real wage for LeBron James in 2020?
- 1) Answer the Questions below a) Your father tells you he earned $1.50 per hour when he was 16 in 1969; you made $6.00 per hour when you were 16 in 2006. Given that the CPI was 36.7 in 1969 and 201.6 in 2006, what is the 2006 current equivalent of your father’s (1969) hourly earnings when he was 16? b)Name ONE of the groups in society that is likely to be hurt by inflation.Insurance and pensions 11.9% Item a. Entertainment b. Transportation c. Clothing Housing 32.8% Entertainment 5.3% Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Expenditure Survey (2018 data). 0.053 0.159 0.03 Transportation 15.9% Health care 8.1% Use the item weights in the figure to determine the percentage change in the CPI that would result from a(n) a. 20 percent increase in entertainment prices. b. 8 percent decrease in transportation costs. c. doubling of clothing prices. (Note: Review the table titled "Computing Changes in the CPI" in your text for assistance.) Instructions: Enter your responses as a percentage rounded to two decimal places. If you are entering any negative numbers be sure to include a negative sign (-) in front of those numbers. Item Weight Price Change (Inflation Effect) Impact on CPI 20% -8% 100% Food 12.9% Clothing 3.0% Miscellaneous 10.1%In the first Super Bowl in early 1967, the winners earned prize money of $15,000. In January of 1967, the CPI was 32.9. In January of 2018, the CPI was 247.87. Earning $15,000 in 1967 would have been like earning how much in 2018 (using our CPI numbers to do the conversion)? Group of answer choices a) $15,000 b) approximately $113,011 c) approximately $95,717 d) approximately $110,717 e) approximately $114.78
- John just graduated law school and has two competing job offers. The first is in Phoenix and pays a salary of $150,000. He has a similar job offer in Cleveland that pays $90,000. Which pair of CPIs would make the two salaries have the same purchasing power? A) 70 in Phoenix and 42 in Cleveland B) 68 in Phoenix and 34 in Cleveland C) 42 in Phoenix and 70 in Cleveland D) 34 in Phoenix and 68 in Clevelandyour rate may vary. a) suppose a student in 2007 estimated that her expenses were distributed among the CPI categories as listed in Table 5.6. (She had no housing expenses since she lived at home.) Calculate the inflation rate she would have experienced relative to the year before. b) compare the answer in (a) to the northeast urban average of 2.58% and explain why the rate the student experienced was higher or lower.The "pizza connection" refers to the observation that in a major city, the cost of a slice of pizza is always about the same as the subway fare. Using the CPI values from the table shown below and the CPI table, determine what a slice of pizza should have cost in 2009 if it cost $1.00 in 1984 and prices had risen with the CPI. What does this tell you about how actual pizza prices changed compared to the CPI? 1984 1993 1997 2002 Year Pizza Cost 2008 2011 2015 2.50 2.75 2.80 1.00 1.25 1.50 2.00 1.00 1.15 2.00 2.60 2.85 3.05 Subway fare CPI 1.40 144.5 160.5 179.9 215.3 224.9 103.9 237.0 Click to view the CPI Table. A slice of pizza should have cost $ in 2009 if it cost $1.00 in 1984 and prices had risen with the CPI. (Round to the nearest cent as needed.) Data table C Year 1976 56.9 1977 60.6 1978 65.2 1979 72.6 1980 82.4 1981 90.9 1982 96.5 1983 99.6 1984 103.9 1985 107.6 Average Annual Consumer Price Index (1982-1984=100) CPI CPI Year CPI 1996 156.9 Year 1986 109.6 1987 113.6 1988 118.3…
- Based on surveys conducted by the BLS, the CPI basket assigns a weight of approximately 15% to transportation spending. Suppose you walk to your workplace every day and you do not use any other means of transportation. With everything else the same, if the price of transportation services increases by 10%, by how much would the CPI increase? Is the CPI measuring the true change in your cost of living?The "pizza connection" refers to the observation that in a major city, the cost of a slice of pizza is always about the same as the subway fare. Using the CPI values from the table shown below and the CPI table, determine what a slice of pizza should have cost in 2009 if it cost $1.00 in 1984 and prices had risen with the CPI. What does this tell you about how actual pizza prices changed compared to the CPI? Year 1984 1993 1997 2002 2008 2011 2015 1.00 1.25 1.50 2.00 2.50 2.75 2.80 1.00 1.15 1.40 2.00 2.60 2.85 3.05 103.9 Click to view the CPI Table. Pizza Cost Subway fare CPI 144.5 160.5 179.9 215.3 224.9 237.0 ← A slice of pizza should have cost $ in 2009 if it cost $1.00 in 1984 and prices had risen with the CPI. (Round to the nearest cent as needed.)Which Professor Is Better Off? Suppose the starting salary for a new assistant economics professor was $20,000 in 1976 and $85,000 in 2014. The value of the CPI for 2014 was 236.7, compared to 56.9 in 1976. A newly-hired professor earned more in real terms in ( 1976 or 2014), with a real salary of $___ enter your response here. (Enter your response rounded to the nearest integer.)
