The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) would calculate the rate of inflation in year 5 by

What will be an ideal response?


subtracting the CPI of year 4 from the CPI of year 5, and then dividing by the CPI of year 4

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A) consumption B) savings C) wealth D) population

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Refer to Table 4-7. The equations above describe the demand and supply for Pauline's Pickled Pomegranates. The equilibrium price and quantity for Pauline's Pickled Pomegranates are $30 and 15 thousand units

What is the value of consumer surplus? A) $50 thousand B) $112.5 thousand C) $225 thousand D) $337.5 thousand

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Limits to self-interested payoff maximization that have been studied by behavioral economists include

a. limited cognitive ability. b. limited willpower. c. limits to self interest. d. all of the above.

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If the output gap equals 1.8 percent, then:

A. there is significant cyclical unemployment. B. cyclical unemployment equals the sum of structural and frictional unemployment. C. there is an expansionary gap. D. potential GDP exceeds actual GDP.

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