What Does It Mean If the Purchasing Power in 1950

question 78

Multiple Choice

What does it mean if the purchasing power in 1950 was $4.15 relative to the 1982 base year?

• A)It took $4.15 in 1950 to buy what $1 bought in 1982.
• B)The average price level in 1982 was five times as high as in 1950.
• C)$4.15 in 1950 had the same nominal money value as $1 in 1982.
• D)It took $4.15 in 1982 to buy what $1 bought in 1950.
• E)Nominal prices have increased by more than 400 percent between 1950 and 1982, but the real value of money has not changed.

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