For the next question assume that consumers in an economy only purchase two products, tablets and sushi. The following table provides the quantities purchased in the base year, 2007, and prices in 2007 and 2018. Base Year Price Product Quantity (2007) 2018 Price Tablets 10 25 50 Sushi 40 10 15 You learn next year (2019) that the CPI is 175. What is the inflation rate between 2018 and 2019? Base Year Price Product Quantity (2007) 2018 Price Tablets 10 25 50 Sushi 40 10 15 Select an answer and submit. For keyboard navigation, use the up/down arrow keys to select an answer. a 6.7% 9.1% 3.4% d 5.2%

For the next question assume that consumers in an economy only purchase two products, tablets and sushi. The following table provides the quantities purchased in the base year, 2007, and prices in 2007 and 2018. Base Year Price Product Quantity (2007) 2018 Price Tablets 10 25 50 Sushi 40 10 15 You learn next year (2019) that the CPI is 175. What is the inflation rate between 2018 and 2019? Base Year Price Product Quantity (2007) 2018 Price Tablets 10 25 50 Sushi 40 10 15 Select an answer and submit. For keyboard navigation, use the up/down arrow keys to select an answer. a 6.7% 9.1% 3.4% d 5.2%

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Chapter1: Making Economics Decisions

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