(Table 4: Market Basket Prices in Macroland) Table 4 Shows

question 90

Multiple Choice

(Table 4: Market Basket Prices in Macroland) Table 4 shows the cost of a given market basket of goods and services in Macroland over a four-year period. Based on the data, during which year did deflation occur?
$\begin{array}{l}\text { Table 4: Market Basket Prices in Macroland }\\\begin{array}{|l|l|l|l|l|}\hline & \text { Year 1 } & \text { Year 2 } & \text { Year 3 } & \text { Year 4 } \\\hline \text { Cost of the market basket } & \$ 600 & \$ 640 & \$ 630 & \$ 660 \\\hline\end{array}\end{array}$

• A) year 1
• B) year 2
• C) year 3
• D) year 4

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Definitions:

Thrust Fault

a type of reverse fault where the upper block, above the fault plane, moves up and over the lower block.

Metamorphic Rock

rock that has undergone transformation from an original form due to high pressure, high temperature, or both.

Shear Zones

Regions of the Earth's crust where deformation has occurred due to differential motion, often associated with the movement of tectonic plates.

Foliation

A geological feature that represents repetitive layering in metamorphic rocks caused by the reorientation of minerals under high pressure and temperature.