Table 20-13 -Refer to Table 20-13. Consider a Simple Economy That Produces

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Table 20-13

-Refer to Table 20-13. Consider a simple economy that produces only three products: tacos, earplugs, and toothbrushes. Use the information in the table to calculate the inflation rate for 2013, as measured by the consumer price index.

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Definitions:

Planned Aggregate Expenditure

The total amount households, businesses, and the government plan to spend on goods and services at different levels of national income.

Production

The process of combining various material inputs and immaterial inputs (plans, know-how) to make something for consumption (the output).

Inventories

Goods and materials that a business holds for the purpose of sale or production in the future.

Autonomous Investment

Investment that is not influenced by the current level of income or production, often driven by technological innovations or changes in policy.