Which of the following calculates the cost of purchasing a specific bundle of goods and services in each country and uses this measure to convert the incomes of different countries to a common currency so they may be more accurately compared?
a. the consumer price parity (CPP) method
b. the purchasing power parity (PPP) method
c. the GDP deflator exchange (GDPDE) method
d. the inflation conversion factor (ICF) method
B
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Assume that in Sam's optimal bundle, he consumes strictly positive quantities of both goods. a. Write out Sam's optimization problem and the associated Lagrangian expression. b. Compute the three critical value (first-order) conditions from the Lagrangian. c. Using your answer to b, find the expression for the optimal bundles as functions of the prices and income.
One important category of state and local tax spending is ______.
a. Medicare b. Social Security c. police and fire protection d. national defense