Consumer Price Index (CPI), and Inflation Use the data below to answer questions 1 and 2: 2021 Base year 2022 2023 100 Loaves of bread $1.75 $2.30 $3.75 50 sticks of butter $4.80 $5.90 $7.15 1. Calculate CPI for each year. 2021: CPI 2022: CPI 2023: CPI 2. CPI in 2022 = 288.35, and in 2024 = 313.55; calculate the inflation rate between 2022 and 2024.

Income in year 1: $50,000 income in year 2: $55,000 CPI in year 1: = 100 CPI in year 2 = 110 what happened to nominal income between year 1 and year 2? what is the percentage increase in nominal income? what is the inflation rate?

The following table shows a person's nominal and real wages for three years, as well as the price level (price index) for each year, using the first year as the base year. Fill in the blanks in the table. Then calculate the annual inflation rate for each year (not including the base year). Instructions: Round your answers to 2 decimal places. Nominal Wage ($) Real Wage ($) Inflation Rate (%) Year Price Level 1 7.00 140 5.00 2. 9.00 7.00 150.00 3 11 160.00 7.50

Consider the following data on Prices and Quantities of T-Shirts and Pajamas.   Year Price of T-Shirts Quantity of T-Shirts Price of Pajamas Quantity of Pajamas 2015 $10 120 $12 200           2016 $12 300 $15 200 2017 $14 275 $18 180 Was the growth rate of real GDP higher or lower that the growth rate of nominal GDP? Explain. Using 2015 as the base year, calculate the CPI for each year Calculate the inflation rate for 2015, 2016 and 2017.

The rent for tenants in a building in 1940 was $30 per month. The landlord changes the rent based on the CPI-U. Use the CPI-U chart below to calculate the current rent in 2005. Round to the nearest dollar.   Year CPI-U 1940 14.0 1949 23.8 1983 99.6 2000 172.2 2005 195.3 2009 214.5 2014 236.0 2017 245.1 2019 255.7 2020 258.8   $   (b) Show calculations and explain your reasoning.

The table below presents some data on the federal minimum wage and the CPI for several years. Fill in the column for “minimum wage in 2020 $s." Year Minimum wage CPI Minimum wage in 2020 $s 1949 $0.40 23.8 1968 $1.60 34.8 1995 $4.25 152.4 2020 $7.25 259.1 2024 (proposed) $15 306 (projected) What was the 1949 minimum wage equivalent to in 2020 $s?

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Using the Consumer Price Index (CPI) detailed in the table below, Year 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 CPI 130.7 136.2 140.3 144.5 148.2 152.4 156.9 160.5 163.0 166.6 172.2 177.1 179.7 184.0 188.9 Instructions: Round your responses to one decimal place. If you are entering any negative numbers be sure to include a negative sign (-) in front of those numbers. a. Calculate the inflation rate for 2007-2008: 2008-2009: 2014-2015: 2015-2016: Year 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 % % % % CPI 195.3 201.6 207.3 215.3 214.5 218.1 224.9 229.6 233.0 236.7 237.0 240.0 245.1 251.1 255.7 b, c. Which years had inflation? Which years had deflation? In 2007-2008, there was (Click to select) ✓ In 2008-2009, there was (Click to select)

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Here are some recent data on the US consumer price index:  Year  CPI  Year  CPI  Year  CPI  2016  240.0  2011  224.9  2006  201.6  2015  237.0  2010  218.1  2005  195.3  2014  236.7  2009  214.5  2004  188.9  2013  233.0  2008  215.3  2003  184.0  2012  229.6  2007  207.3  2002  179.9    Compute the inflation rate of each year 2003-2016 and determine which were years of inflation. In which years did deflation occur? In which years did disinflation occur? Was there hyperinflation in any year?