1. True or False: When the overall average level of prices of goods and services falls,...
1. True or False: When the overall average level of prices of goods and services falls, the inflation rate falls.
2. Study Questions and Problems #2
The following table shows the value of the market basket of goods in years 2015, 2016, and 2017.
|
Year |
Value of Market Basket |
|---|---|
|
(Dollars) |
|
| 2015 | 205 |
| 2016 | 240 |
| 2017 | 255 |
Suppose that the base year is 2015.
The value of the CPI in 2016 is approximately .
Continue to assume that the base year is 2015.
The value of the CPI in 2017 is approximately .
The rate of inflation between 2016 and 2017 is approximately %.
3.
Suppose you earned $130,000 in 2014.
If the CPI is 125 for 2014, the value of your real income is $
Homework Answers
1. True
2. CPI in 2016 = 240*100/205= 117.073
CPI in 2017= 255*100/205= 124.39
Inflation rate = (124.39-117.073)*100/117.073= 6.25
3. Value of real income = 130000*100/125= 104000
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