The Consumer Price Index and the GDP Deflator Are Two

question 90

Multiple Choice

The consumer price index and the GDP deflator are two alternative measures of the overall price level.Which of the following statements about the two measures is correct?

• A)The CPI involves a base year;the GDP deflator does not involve a base year.
• B)The CPI can be used to compute the inflation rate;the GDP deflator cannot be used to compute the inflation rate.
• C)The CPI reflects the prices of goods and services produced domestically;the GDP deflator reflects the prices of all goods and services bought by consumers.
• D)The CPI reflects a fixed basket of goods and services;the GDP deflator reflects current production of goods and services.

Comprehend the significant role of trade, including the slave trade, in the economic systems of European colonial powers and indigenous societies.

Discern the various pre-Columbian civilizations of the Americas and their cultural, social, and political structures.

Examine the influence of geography and environmental factors on pre-Columbian societies and European explorers.

Understand the consequences of the Columbian exchange on both the Old and New Worlds.

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