ENGR.ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
ENGR.ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
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ISBN: 9780190931919
Author: NEWNAN
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Consider a fictional price index, the College Student Price Index (CSPI), based on a typical college student's annual purchases. Suppose the following
table shows information on the market basket for the CSPI and the prices of each of the goods in 2017, 2018, and 2019.
The cost of each item in the basket and the total cost of the basket are shown for 2017.
Perform these same calculations for 2018 and 2019, and enter the results in the following table.
2017
2018
2019
Price
Cost
Price
Cost
Price
Cost
Quantity in Basket
(Dollars)
(Dollars)
(Dollars)
(Dollars)
(Dollars)
(Dollars)
Notebooks
10
2
20
1.
Calculators
50
50
54
75
Large coffees
200
200
1
Energy drinks
100
200
4
Textbooks
10
100
1,000
120
150
Total cost
1,470
Price index
100
Suppose the base year for this price index is 2017.
In the last row of the table, calculate and enter the value of the CSPI for the remaining years.
Between 2017 and 2018, the CSPI increased by
Between 2018 and 2019, the CSPI increased by
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Transcribed Image Text:Homework (Ch 11) Consider a fictional price index, the College Student Price Index (CSPI), based on a typical college student's annual purchases. Suppose the following table shows information on the market basket for the CSPI and the prices of each of the goods in 2017, 2018, and 2019. The cost of each item in the basket and the total cost of the basket are shown for 2017. Perform these same calculations for 2018 and 2019, and enter the results in the following table. 2017 2018 2019 Price Cost Price Cost Price Cost Quantity in Basket (Dollars) (Dollars) (Dollars) (Dollars) (Dollars) (Dollars) Notebooks 10 2 20 1. Calculators 50 50 54 75 Large coffees 200 200 1 Energy drinks 100 200 4 Textbooks 10 100 1,000 120 150 Total cost 1,470 Price index 100 Suppose the base year for this price index is 2017. In the last row of the table, calculate and enter the value of the CSPI for the remaining years. Between 2017 and 2018, the CSPI increased by Between 2018 and 2019, the CSPI increased by 15 MacBook Air 888 4 %23 24 & 4 5 7 8 E F G H. K C V M
Between 2017 and 2018, the CSPI increased by
%. Between 2018 and 2019, the CSPI increased by
Which of the following, if true, would illustrate why price indexes such as the CSPI might overstate inflation in the cost of going to college? Check all
that apply.
O Professors required each student to buy 10 notebooks, regardless of the price.
O Energy drinks became increasingly popular on college campuses between 2017 and 2019 due to significant improvements in flavor, but
this quality change is hard to measure.
O A new mobile device for personal computing became available for purchase.
O As the price of calculators rose, fewer students decided to buy them, opting instead to use the free calculators in their cell phones or on
their computers.
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Transcribed Image Text:Between 2017 and 2018, the CSPI increased by %. Between 2018 and 2019, the CSPI increased by Which of the following, if true, would illustrate why price indexes such as the CSPI might overstate inflation in the cost of going to college? Check all that apply. O Professors required each student to buy 10 notebooks, regardless of the price. O Energy drinks became increasingly popular on college campuses between 2017 and 2019 due to significant improvements in flavor, but this quality change is hard to measure. O A new mobile device for personal computing became available for purchase. O As the price of calculators rose, fewer students decided to buy them, opting instead to use the free calculators in their cell phones or on their computers. Grade It Now Save & Continue Continue without saving FEB 15 MacBook Air VIO F7 F6 F3 F4 & 6 41 CO
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