ECON 1002 Study Guide - Final Guide: Government Budget Balance, Loanable Funds, Nominal Interest Rate

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Chapter 6: measuring the cost of living: learning objectives how the consumer price index (cpi) is constructed. The consumer price index shows the cost of a basket of goods and services relative to the cost of the same basket in the base year. The index is used to measure the overall level of prices in the economy. The percentage change in the consumer price index measures the inflation rate. The consumer price index is an imperfect measure of the cost of living for three reasons. First, it does not take into account consumers" ability to substitute toward goods that become relatively cheaper over time. Second, it does not take into account increases in the purchasing power of the dollar due to the introduction of new goods. Third, it is distorted by unmeasured changes in the quality of goods and services. Because of these measurement problems, the cpi overstates true inflation.

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Which of the following statements is true about the consumer price index (cpi):

A.It measures cost of representative basket of goods at the level of first significant commercial transaction

B.It measure of the average prices paid by consumers for all goods and services

C.It is used to measure the standard of living in an economy

D.It measures the average prices paid by consumers for a fixed basket of goods services

E. None of the above

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Measures of Inflation The GDP deflator is the broadest, most inclusive measure of change in the country's price level since it includes all final goods and services produced and sold. But the GDP deflator is not used by the government or economists as the benchmark measure of inflation; instead, the consumer price index (CPI) is used to determine changes in the cost of living. What is the shortcoming of the GDP deflator as a measure of inflation for households, and why is the CPI considered to be a more useful measure?

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Table 24-7. The table below applies to an economy with only two goods â hamburgers and hot dogs. The fixed basket consists of 4 hamburgers and 8 hot dogs.

Year	Price of hamburgers	Price of hot dogs
2009	$5	$3
2010	5.50	3.30
2011	5.61	3.63

Refer to Table 24-7. Between 2009 and 2011, the cost of living increased by

The CPI is more commonly used as a gauge of inflation than the GDP deflator is because

A. the CPI is calculated more often than the GDP deflator is.

B. the CPI is easier to measure.

C. the GDP deflator cannot be used to gauge inflation.

D. the CPI better reflects the goods and services bought by consumers.

A COLA automatically raises the wage when:

A. the consumer price index increases.

B. the producer price index increases.

C. taxes increase.

D. GDP increases.

ECON 1002 Study Guide - Final Guide: Government Budget Balance, Loanable Funds, Nominal Interest Rate

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