Consider a Small Economy in Which Consumers Buy Only Two

question 186

Multiple Choice

Consider a small economy in which consumers buy only two goods: pretzels and cookies. In order to compute the consumer price index for this economy for two or more consecutive years, we assume that

• A)the percentage change in the price of pretzels is equal to the percentage change in the price of cookies from year to year.
• B)the number of pretzels bought by the typical consumer is equal to the number of cookies bought by the typical consumer in each year.
• C)neither the number of pretzels nor the number of cookies bought by the typical consumer changes from year to year.
• D)neither the price of pretzels nor the price of cookies changes from year to year.

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Definitions:

Built-In Stabilizers

Automatic fiscal mechanisms, such as progressive taxation and welfare payments, that help to moderate the fluctuations of an economy's output without additional legislative action.

Income Tax Collections

The process of collecting taxes imposed on individuals or entities based on their income or profits by the government.

National Income

A measure of the total value of all goods and services produced by a country over a specific time period, often adjusted for inflation and excluding net income from abroad.

Budget Deficit

A situation where a government's expenditures exceed its revenues, resulting in the need to borrow money to cover the shortfall.