In 1969, Malcolm bought a Pontiac Firebird for $2,500. If the price index was 36.7 in...
In 1973, Malcolm bought a Pontiac Firebird for $2,500. If the price index was 48.3 in 1973 and the price index was 263 in 2016, then what is the price of the Firebird in 2016 dollars? 5.
41 The price index that measures the cost of a basket of goods and services bought by firms is called the a. industrial price index. b. producer price index. c. core price index. d. GDP deflator.
In 2008 the price index was calculated at 165.2 with 2005 as the base year. In 2009 the price index increased to 181.6. What was the inflation from 2008-2009? A) 9% B) 81.6% C) 65.2% D) 9.9%
1. In 1975 tuition at Wattsomata University was $2,500 and the consumer price index was 80. In 2011 tuition was $12,000 and the price index was 320. Which of the following is correct? a. Nominal and real tuition were both higher in 1975. b. Nominal and real tuition were both higher in 2011. c. Nominal tuition was higher in 1975, real tuition was higher in 2011. d. Nominal tuition was higher in...
3. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) represents the average price of goods that households consume. Many thousands of goods are included in such an index. Here consumers are repre- sented as buying only food (pizza) and gas as their basket of goods. Below is a representation of the kind of data the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) collects to construct a consumer price index. In the base year, 2008, both the prices of goods purchased and the quantity of goods...
QUESTION 9 In 1970, a Ford Mustang costed $5,398. The price index today is 251 and the price index was 68 in 1970. What is the price of this Ford Mustang in today's dollars? QUESTION 10 The CPI was 168 in 2012, and the CPI was 144 in 1992. If your parents put aside $2.331 for you in 1992, then how much would you need in 2012 to buy what you could have bought with the $2.331 in 1992?
Consider a fictional price Index, the College Student Price Index (CSPI), based on a typical college student's annual purchases. Suppose the following table shows information on the market basket for the CSPI and the prices of each of the goods in 2017, 2018, and 2019. The cost of each tem in the basket and the total cost of the basket are shown for 2017. Perform these same calculations for 2018 and 2019, and enter the results in the following table...
1. Calculating inflation using a simple price index Consider a fictional price index, the College Student Price Index (CSPI), based on a typical college student's annual purchases. Suppose the following table shows information on the market basket for the CSPI and the prices of each of the goods in 2014, 2015, and 2016. The cost of each item in the basket and the total cost of the basket are shown for 2014. Perform these same calculations for 2015 and 2016,...
Please answer 57-60 Use the following to answer questions 57-59: Year Consumer Price Index 2 tbase year 57. (Ref 19.3 Table: The Consumer Price Index) Use Table: The Consumer Price Index. The approximate rate of inflation in year 3 is: A) 5% B) 10% C) 19%. D) 20% 58. (Ref 19.3 Table: The Consumer Price Index) Use Table: The Consumer Price Index. The approximate rate of inflation in year 5 is: A) 25% B) 10% C) 19% D) 20% 59....
Consider a fictional price index, the College Student Price Index (CSPI), based on a typical college student’s annual purchases. Suppose the following table shows information on the market basket for the CSPI and the prices of each of the goods in 2017, 2018, and 2019. The cost of each item in the basket and the total cost of the basket are shown for 2017. Perform these same calculations for 2018 and 2019, and enter the results in the following table....