Of the following countries, which one best exhibits the characteristics of a market economy?

Government outlays

a. are the same as "G" in the short-run macro model. b. do not include transfer payments. c. are always smaller than government purchases. d. are always greater than government purchases. e. tend to decline in the long run.

Use the following table to answer the next question. The base year is 2007. YearHot DogsBaseballsBottles of Beer?PriceQuantityPriceQuantityPriceQuantity2005$2.50100$2.5050$1.0010020064.001005.001002.0015020075.001005.001002.0020020088.001508.002004.00200200910.0020010.002004.00250Compared to the base year, the rate of inflation for the year 2009 is

A. 80%. B. 10.5%. C. 22.5%. D. 100%.