The inflation rate measures the
A) average price of the goods and services consumed by urban consumers.
B) percentage change in the CPI from one year to the next year.
C) cost of the CPI market basket at current period prices divided by the cost of the CPI market basket at base period prices.
D) percentage change in the quantity of goods and services consumed by urban consumers.
E) cost of the CPI market basket at base period prices divided by the cost of the CPI market basket at current period prices.
B
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If the proportion of GDP that people choose to hold in the form of money balances is 0.25, then a $100 increase in the money supply will lead to a rightward shift in the LM curve in the amount of
A) $400. B) $ 25. C) $ 75. D) $100.
Assume that you have taken over management of a small concession stand on a local beach for the summer. Your main product is iced water, popular on hot days. You've been selling 400 cups per day at 50 cents each. The cups cost 5 cents each. One of your customers suggests that you cut the price to 40 cents to make more money. For the customer to be correct, how much must your sales increase?