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Which of the price indices below measurs the cost of a basket of goods comprising of all the components of GDP?

a- GDP Deflator

b- Consumer Price Index

c- Core CPI

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Table 24-7. The table below applies to an economy with only two goods — 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

A. 17 percent.
B. 14 percent.
C. 19 percent.
D. 6 percent.

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.

What is the key difference between the Consumer Price Index​(CPI) and the GDP​ deflator?

A. The two indexes measure price changes for different ​"baskets" of products.

B. The GDP deflator includes​ imports, while the CPI only includes domestically produced goods and services.

C. The formulas used to construct the indexes bear little resemblance to each other.

D. The CPI is broader in coverage than is the GDP deflator.

The most widely used measure of inflation is based on which of the following price indices?
 
(i) GDP deflator
(ii) the wholesale price index
(iii) the producer price index
(iv) the consumer price index

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