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1.As a resident of the United States, if your nominal salary does not increase for three years, your real salary is likely to have declined. T or F.
2. The basket used to calculate the Consumer Price Index in the United States contains one unit of every good that is regularly purchased by the average urban consumer. T or F
3. The consumer price index has a value of 125 in the year 2002 and a value of 150 in the year 2010.
In this case, $500 in the year 2002 has the same purchasing power as how many dollars in the year 2010?
Round to the nearest whole number.
4. The price of gas in 1992 was $1.09 per gallon and in 2013 it was $3.51.
The price index in 1992 was 140 and in 2013 it was 233.
Based on this information:
The percentage change in the nominal price of gas was --- %. Enter a number rounded to two decimal places.
In real terms, the price of gas was cheaper in which year? --- Enter 1992 or 2013.
5. If the average wage paid to the worker was $20 in 2002 and $30 in 2012, then the average worker in the year 2012 must have been better off in terms of being able to purchase more goods and services. T or F
Answer 1) TRUE
ANSWER 2) FALSE
ANSWER 3) $ 416.66
ANSWER 4) a ) 222.2% , b) 1992
Answer 5 ) FALSE
EXPLANATION
5) The statement is False
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