The data in the table below show the consumption by families in an economy. The year 2018 is the reference base period.   Item Quantity​ (2018) Price​ (2018) Quantity​ (2019) Price​ (2019) Magazines 400 ​$5.00 450 ​$4.50 Movie tickets 50 ​$6.00 200 ​$8.00 Pizzas 100 ​$10.00 120 ​$10.50

One criticism of the CPI is that the market basket used in the CPI may not reflect current spending priorities. Which of the following is an example of this?     Personal computers were less powerful in 1982-1984.     Cell phones are more commonly purchased today than in 1993-1995.     Using extreme couponing methods, a family can save hundreds of dollars a month.     Goods cost more in Alaska and Hawaii due to transportation costs.

Which goods are supposed to be included in the CPI? Group of answer choices All goods and services that typical consumers buy. All goods and services produced in the economy. All goods and services in the consumption component (C) of the GDP. All the goods, but not the services, in the consumption component (C) of the GDP.

The table below shows the prices a household must pay for goods they purchase regularly.   Year Price of Bread Price of Peanut Butter Price of Milk 1 $2.00 $3.50 $4.10 2 2.25 3.65 4.15 3 2.40 3.70 4.18   Suppose the yearly consumption of the household 50 loaves of bread, 84 jars of peanut butter, and 25 gallons of milk. What is CPI in year 2, using year 1 as a base year?   Multiple Choice   The CPI is 105.31.   The CPI is 107.81.   The CPI is 522.85.   The CPI is 1.05

Use the following table to answer the question. The table shows the prices and the quantities consumed in Vegetarian Country. Suppose the base year is 2020. Also, suppose that 2020 is the year the typical consumption basket was determined, so the quantities consumed in 2020 are the only quantities needed to calculate the CPI in each year. Year Price of Carrots Quantity of Carrots Price of Celery Quantity of Celery 2020 $2.00 100 $1.00 100 2021   2.50   90   0.90 120 2022   2.75 105   1.00 130 What are the values of the CPI in 2020, 2021, and 2022, respectively?   a. 2020: 100; 2021: 111; 2022: 139.6     b. 2020: 100; 2021: 109.2; 2022: 116     c. 2020: 100; 2021: 113.3; 2022: 125     d. 2020: 83.5; 2021: 94.2; 2022: 100     e. None of the answer choices are correct.

Suppose the current CPI is 252 and in 2005 it was 196. A pair of Levi’s jeans costs $43 today. Based on the CPIs, what would you expect the 2005 price to have been for the same style of Levis, in a similar retail outlet?

The following table pertains to Wrexington, an economy in which the typical consumer's basket consists of 20 pounds of meat and 10 toys. Price of a Toy (Dollars per toy) Price of Meat Year (Dollars per pound) 3 1 4 1 2 3 Refer to Table 25-2. If the base year is Year 1, then the CPI in Year 2 was 88.9. 90. 100. 2 7 5 112.5.

Economists in the Statistics Bureau decide to check the CPI substitution bias. To do so, they conduct a Consumer Expenditure Survey in both 2018 and 2019. The table shows the results of the survey. It shows the items that consumers buy and their prices. 2018 2019 Item Quantity Price Quantity Price The Statistics Bureau fixes the reference base year as 2018. Burgers 30 $1 35 $1 Chicken 35 $4 25 $6 Calculate the CPI in 2019 if the CPI basket contains the 2019 quantities. The CPI in 2019 if the CPI basket contains the 2019 quantities is >>> Answer to 1 decimal place. Question Viewer Enter your answer in the answer box. MacBook Air DII DD F11 F10 000 000 888 F9 80 F7 F8 F6 F5 F4 F3 esc F2 F1 & % ! @ 6 7 8 2 3 4 5 1 | P Y U Q W E R tab K 云 00 %24

The table shows the quantities of the goods Suzie bought and the prices she paid during two consecutive weeks. Suzie's CPI market basket contains the goods she bought in Week 1. Calculate the cost of Suzie's CPI market basket in Week 1 and in Week 2. What percentage of the CPI market basket is gasoline? Calculate the value of Suzie's CPI in Week 2 and her inflation rate in week 2. The cost of Suzie's CPI market basket in Week 1 is $ >>> Answer to 2 decimal places. m Week 1 Item Coffee Books Gasoline Week 2 Item Coffee Books Gasoline Concert Quantity 8 cups 1 25 gallons Quantity 8 cups 4 15 gallons 1 ticket Price $4.00 a cup $25.00 each $2.00 a gallon Price $4.00 a cup $12.50 each $2.50 a gallon $95 each

7) In 2010, a bottle of Coke cost $1. In 2020, it would cost $1.50. The CPI for 2020 was 260 and the CPI for 2010 was 220. Which of the following statements is correct? A) The real price of Coke stayed the same. B) The real price of Coke decreased. C) The real price of Coke increased. D) The nominal price of Coke stayed the same.