Table 5.13 -Refer to Table 5.13.Consider a Simple Economy That Produces Only

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Table 5.13
-Refer to Table 5.13.Consider a simple economy that produces only three products: burritos, flashlights, and golf balls.Use the information in the table to calculate the inflation rate for 2012, as measured by the consumer price index.

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Definitions:

Slutsky Equation

A formula that decomposes the effect of a price change into a substitution effect and an income effect on the consumption of goods.

Extra Income Effect

The change in an individual's consumption choices resulting from a change in real income, due to factors other than a direct income increase.

Endowment

The total resources available to an individual or entity, which can include wealth, assets, or resources in an economic context.

Normal Good

A type of good for which demand increases as the income of individuals increases, holding everything else constant.