Suppose a Price Index for a Certain Basket of Goods

question 34

Multiple Choice

Suppose a price index for a certain basket of goods and services has a value of 150 in 2018 and a value of 156 in 2019.This index suggests that the cost of the market basket of goods and services

• A)was 4% higher in 2019 than in 2018.
• B)was 6% lower in 2019 than in 2018.
• C)was 6% higher in 2019 than in 2018.
• D)was 156% higher in 2019 than in 2018.
• E)was approximately the same in 2019 and 2018.

Understand the first theorem of welfare economics and its implications for resource allocation in competitive markets.

Explicate the role of market prices in achieving competitive equilibrium and efficient allocation.

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