If nominal GDP is $10 trillion and real GDP is $12 trillion, then the GDP deflator is
a. 83.33, and this indicates that the price level has decreased by 16.67 percent since the base year.
b. 83.33, and this indicates that the price level has increased by 83.33 percent since the base year.
c. 120, and this indicates that the price level has increased by 20 percent since the base year.
d. 120, and this indicates that the price level has increased by 120 percent since the base year.
a
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Use the following table, which lists output quantities and prices for the only three goods in the economy, to answer the next question. The base year is 2007.YearHot DogsBaseballsBottles of Beer?PriceQuantityPriceQuantityPriceQuantity2005$2.00100$2.5050$1.0010020064.001005.001002.0015020075.001005.001002.0020020088.001508.002004.00200200910.0020010.002004.00250The Consumer Price Index for the year 2009 is
A. 50. B. 200. C. 100. D. 150.
Refer to Figure 18.3. After trade and specialization begin, the maximum amount of scooters that Livonia can consume is
A) 120. B) 100. C) 80. D) 40.
An example of a market failure is when:
A. one person’s consumption of a good imposes costs on others B. a firm selling a product faces competition from many other sellers. C. a good is priced too high for poor families to afford. D. the distribution of surplus is unfair.
In 2014, Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program, combined, covered
A. only families able to pay the high fees. B. only children and no adults. C. 44 million children and 27 million adults. D. relatively wealthy families.