Which Is the Most Accurate Statement About the GDP Deflator

question 98

Multiple Choice

Which is the most accurate statement about the GDP deflator and the consumer price index?

• A)The GDP deflator compares the price of a fixed basket of goods and services to the price of the basket in the base year,whereas the consumer price index compares the price of currently produced goods and services to the price of the same goods and services in the base year.
• B)The consumer price index compares the price of a fixed basket of goods and services to the price of the basket in the base year,whereas the GDP deflator compares the price of currently produced goods and services to the price of the same goods and services in the base year.
• C)Both the GDP deflator and the consumer price index compare the price of a fixed basket of goods and services to the price of the basket in the base year.
• D)Both the GDP deflator and the consumer price index compare the price of currently produced goods and services to the price of the same goods and services in the base year.

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Definitions:

Diminishing Marginal Rate

The Decline in the additional output produced when a new unit of input is added, with all other inputs held constant.

Substitution

The economic concept where consumers replace more expensive items with less costly alternatives, or firms replace inputs with more economical options.

Convex Preferences

An economic assumption that consumers prefer combinations or mixes of goods over singular extremes, depicting their choices lead to higher satisfaction.

Convex Preferences

A concept in consumer theory indicating that a consumer prefers average bundles of goods over extreme bundles, leading to smoother, convex indifference curves.