What basket of goods and services is used to construct the CPI?
a. a random sample of all goods and services produced in the economy
b. the goods and services that are typically bought by consumers as determined by government surveys
c. only food, clothing, transportation, entertainment, and education
d. the least expensive and the most expensive goods and services in each major category of consumer expenditures
b
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You are given the following budget data for a country that has both a central government and local governments
(a) How much is the deficit for the central government, the local government, and the total of the central and local governments? (b) How much is the primary deficit for the central government, the local government, and the total of the central and local governments?
The probably effect of introducing an increased number of automatic teller machines is to
A) increase money demand, shifting the LM curve up and to the left. B) increase money demand, shifting the LM curve down and to the right. C) decrease money demand, shifting the LM curve up and to the left. D) decrease money demand, shifting the LM curve down and to the right.