One way the consumer price index (CPI) differs from the GDP chain price index is that it:

a. includes only purchases of items bought by typical urban consumers.
b. uses only current year quantities.
c. is based on all final goods and services.
d. includes only services.

a

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Whenever a nation has substantial external debts and assets denominated in foreign currency:

A) it is easier to manage, since changes in value are often offsetting. B) there can be large and destabilizing wealth effects. C) its interest payments on the debt will be matched by interest earnings on the assets. D) the risk of default becomes very large.

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When economies of scale limit the number of firms in an industry to 3, there is a

A) natural monopoly. B) natural oligopoly. C) legal oligopoly. D) legal cartel. E) natural monopolistic competition.

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