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Week 3 Writing Assignment
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In a simple economy, people consume only 2 goods, food and clothing. The market basket of goods used to compute the CPI consists of 50 units of food and 10 units of clothing.
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Food |
Clothing |
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2002 price per unit |
$4 |
$10 |
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2003 price per unit |
$6 |
$20 |
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a. |
What are the percentage increases in the price of food and in the price of clothing? |
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b. |
What is the percentage increase in the CPI? |
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c. |
Do these price changes affect all consumers to the same extent? Explain. |