In the Country of Shem, the CPI Is Calculated Using

question 20

Multiple Choice

In the country of Shem, the CPI is calculated using a market basket consisting of 5 apples, 4 loaves of bread, 3 robes and 2 gallons of gasoline. The per-unit prices of these goods have been as follows:
Table 24-3

-Refer to Table 24-3.Using 2002 as the base year,what was the inflation rate between 2002 and 2003?

• A)-8.89 percent
• B)-7.14 percent
• C)3.75 percent
• D)11.25 percent

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Definitions:

Relative-price Variability

The fluctuation and differences in price levels of goods and services relative to each other over time.

Efficiently Allocate

The process of distributing resources in a manner that maximizes the effectiveness or utility of their use.

Monetary Neutrality

The economic theory that changes in the money supply only affect nominal variables and have no effect on real variables such as output or unemployment in the long run.

Fisher Effect

An economic theory proposing that the real interest rate is independent of monetary measures, specifically that the nominal interest rate adjusts to expected inflation.