ENGR.ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
ENGR.ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
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ISBN: 9780190931919
Author: NEWNAN
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Suppose that people consume only three goods, as shown in this table:
2020
Price
Quantity
2021
Price
Quantity
Tennis Balls
Percentage Change
$2
100
True
$2
100
False
Golf Balls Bottles of Gatorade
$4
100
$6
100
Complete the following table by computing the percentage change in price for each of the three goods.
$2
200
$3
200
Tennis Balls Golf Balls Bottles of Gatorade
0%
50%
Using a method similar to that used to calculate the consumer price index, the percentage change in the overall price level is
50
True or False: If you were to learn that a bottle of Gatorade increased in size from 2020 to 2021, that information would raise your estimation of the
inflation rate.
%
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Transcribed Image Text:Suppose that people consume only three goods, as shown in this table: 2020 Price Quantity 2021 Price Quantity Tennis Balls Percentage Change $2 100 True $2 100 False Golf Balls Bottles of Gatorade $4 100 $6 100 Complete the following table by computing the percentage change in price for each of the three goods. $2 200 $3 200 Tennis Balls Golf Balls Bottles of Gatorade 0% 50% Using a method similar to that used to calculate the consumer price index, the percentage change in the overall price level is 50 True or False: If you were to learn that a bottle of Gatorade increased in size from 2020 to 2021, that information would raise your estimation of the inflation rate. %
True or False: If you were to learn that Gatorade introduced new flavors in 2021, that would imply that the inflation rate you estimated is understated.
True
False
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Transcribed Image Text:True or False: If you were to learn that Gatorade introduced new flavors in 2021, that would imply that the inflation rate you estimated is understated. True False
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