If Inflation Is Estimated by an Index Like the Consumer

question 129

Multiple Choice

If inflation is estimated by an index like the consumer price index (CPI) to be higher than it actually is,who is liable to be hurt by the error?

• A) corporations that adjust worker salaries to keep pace with inflation
• B) workers whose negotiated union wages include an inflation adjustment
• C) people whose Social Security incomes are adjusted for inflation
• D) consumers who pay a fixed percentage of purchases as sales tax
• E) entrepreneurs who borrow from banks at a fixed rate of interest

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Definitions:

Total Revenue

Total revenue is the overall amount of money generated by a firm from its sales activities, calculated as the price of goods or services sold multiplied by the quantity sold.

Marginal Product

The additional output produced as a result of adding one more unit of a specific input, keeping all other inputs constant.

Total Revenue

The overall income generated by a business from selling its goods or services before any costs are deducted.

Value of the Marginal Product

The additional revenue generated by employing one more unit of input, such as labor or capital.