Question 1

Exhibit 13-2  Consumer Price Index   As shown in Exhibit 13-2, the rate of inflation for Year 5 is:

Accepted Answer

A)  5 percent 
B)  10 percent. 
C)  20 percent. 
D)  25 percent. 
A)  5 percent 
B)  10 percent. 
C)  20 percent. 
D)  25 percent. C

Question 2

The Consumer Price Index compares the:

Accepted Answer

A)  prices of all goods and services in the economy compared to the prices of those goods and services in a base year. 
B)  prices of consumer goods and services that a household purchases to the prices of those goods and services purchased in a base year. 
C)  prices of producer goods and services that are made for consumers to the prices of those goods and services in a base year. 
D)  prices of goods and services that are purchased by producers to the prices of those goods and services in a base year. 
E)  prices of goods and services that are purchased by consumer manufacturers to the prices of those goods and services in a base year. 
A)  prices of all goods and services in the economy compared to the prices of those goods and services in a base year. 
B)  prices of consumer goods and services that a household purchases to the prices of those goods and services purchased in a base year. 
C)  prices of producer goods and services that are made for consumers to the prices of those goods and services in a base year. 
D)  prices of goods and services that are purchased by producers to the prices of those goods and services in a base year. 
E)  prices of goods and services that are purchased by consumer manufacturers to the prices of those goods and services in a base year. B

Question 3

Which of the following correctly defines inflation?

Accepted Answer

A)  An increase in the price of a particular good or service. 
B)  An increase in the general (average) price level of goods and services in the economy. 
C)  The growth rate in real GDP. 
D)  None of the above. 
A)  An increase in the price of a particular good or service. 
B)  An increase in the general (average) price level of goods and services in the economy. 
C)  The growth rate in real GDP. 
D)  None of the above. B

Question 4

Assume that the real rate of interest is 5 percent and a lender charges a nominal interest rate of 15 percent. If a borrower expects that the rate of inflation next year will be 10 percent and the actual rate of inflation next year is 12 percent:

Accepted Answer

A)  neither the borrower nor the lender benefits from inflation. 
B)  both the borrower and the lender lose from inflation. 
C)  the borrower benefits from inflation, while the lender loses from inflation. 
D)  the lender benefits from inflation, while the borrower loses from inflation. 
A)  neither the borrower nor the lender benefits from inflation. 
B)  both the borrower and the lender lose from inflation. 
C)  the borrower benefits from inflation, while the lender loses from inflation. 
D)  the lender benefits from inflation, while the borrower loses from inflation.

Question 5

If the nominal interest rate is 5 percent and there is no inflation, then the real interest rate:

Accepted Answer

A)  exceeds 5 percent. 
B)  is less than 5 percent. 
C)  is 5 percent. 
D)  is zero. 
A)  exceeds 5 percent. 
B)  is less than 5 percent. 
C)  is 5 percent. 
D)  is zero.

Question 6

The consumer price index (CPI) includes only a market basket of goods and services purchased by the typical urban consumer.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

If the consumer price index in Year 1 was 200 and the CPI for Year 2 was 230, the rate of inflation was:

Accepted Answer

A)  15 percent. 
B)  7.5 percent. 
C)  30 percent. 
D)  230 percent. 
A)  15 percent. 
B)  7.5 percent. 
C)  30 percent. 
D)  230 percent.

Question 8

The base year in the consumer price index (CPI) is:

Accepted Answer

A)  given a value of zero. 
B)  a year chosen as a reference for prices in all other years. 
C)  always the first year in the current decade. 
D)  established by law. 
A)  given a value of zero. 
B)  a year chosen as a reference for prices in all other years. 
C)  always the first year in the current decade. 
D)  established by law.

Question 9

As inflation drives up prices, people attempt to find substitutes and adjust what they buy. The resulting substitution bias problem causes the CPI to:

Accepted Answer

A)  overstate the impact of higher prices on consumers. 
B)  consistently underestimate the true inflation rate. 
C)  omit the benefits of product quality improvements. 
D)  have larger fluctuations than other price indexes. 
A)  overstate the impact of higher prices on consumers. 
B)  consistently underestimate the true inflation rate. 
C)  omit the benefits of product quality improvements. 
D)  have larger fluctuations than other price indexes.

Question 10

The real interest rate is defined as the:

Accepted Answer

A)  actual interest rate. 
B)  fixed-rate on consumer loans. 
C)  nominal interest rate minus the inflation rate. 
D)  expected interest rate minus the inflation rate. 
A)  actual interest rate. 
B)  fixed-rate on consumer loans. 
C)  nominal interest rate minus the inflation rate. 
D)  expected interest rate minus the inflation rate.

Question 11

Disinflation and deflation mean a decrease in the average price level.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Tina Cole and her husband bought a deferred annuity that started paying them $700 a month in retirement benefits. They, along with millions of other people who live on fixed incomes, are examples of:

Accepted Answer

A)  those who are responsible for inflation. 
B)  the big winners from inflation. 
C)  the big losers from inflation. 
D)  the paradox of thrift. 
E)  stock market losers. 
A)  those who are responsible for inflation. 
B)  the big winners from inflation. 
C)  the big losers from inflation. 
D)  the paradox of thrift. 
E)  stock market losers.

Question 13

Suppose the consumer price index (CPI) for Year X is 130. This means the average price of goods and services is:

Accepted Answer

A)  currently $130. 
B)  130 percent more in Year X than in the base year. 
C)  130 percent more in the base year than in Year X. 
D)  priced at 30 percent more in Year X than in the base year. 
A)  currently $130. 
B)  130 percent more in Year X than in the base year. 
C)  130 percent more in the base year than in Year X. 
D)  priced at 30 percent more in Year X than in the base year.

Question 14

If the consumer price index (CPI) in Year 1 was 200 and the CPI in Year 2 was 215, the rate of inflation was:

Accepted Answer

A)  215 percent. 
B)  15 percent. 
C)  5 percent. 
D)  7.5 percent. 
E)  8 percent. 
A)  215 percent. 
B)  15 percent. 
C)  5 percent. 
D)  7.5 percent. 
E)  8 percent.

Question 15

Exhibit 13-1  Consumer Price Index   As shown in Exhibit 13-1, the rate of inflation for Year 2 is:

Accepted Answer

A)  5 percent. 
B)  10 percent. 
C)  20 percent. 
D)  25 percent. 
A)  5 percent. 
B)  10 percent. 
C)  20 percent. 
D)  25 percent.

Question 16

Losers from inflation include:

Accepted Answer

A)  savers and borrowers. 
B)  landlords and the government. 
C)  borrowers and the government. 
D)  those on a fixed income and borrowers. 
E)  those on a fixed income and savers. 
A)  savers and borrowers. 
B)  landlords and the government. 
C)  borrowers and the government. 
D)  those on a fixed income and borrowers. 
E)  those on a fixed income and savers.

Question 17

Suppose you received a 5 percent increase in your nominal wage. Over the year, inflation ran about 2 percent. Which of the following is true ?

Accepted Answer

A)  Your real wage increased. 
B)  Your nominal wage decreased. 
C)  Both your nominal and real wages decreased. 
D)  Although your nominal wage rose, your real wage decreased. 
A)  Your real wage increased. 
B)  Your nominal wage decreased. 
C)  Both your nominal and real wages decreased. 
D)  Although your nominal wage rose, your real wage decreased.

Question 18

Hyperinflation refers to a situation in which:

Accepted Answer

A)  prices are rising extremely rapidly. 
B)  prices are falling extremely rapidly. 
C)  the price level is extremely high. 
D)  the price level is extremely low. 
A)  prices are rising extremely rapidly. 
B)  prices are falling extremely rapidly. 
C)  the price level is extremely high. 
D)  the price level is extremely low.

Question 19

During periods of inflation, all prices of all products are rising.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

In which of the following years was inflation in the United States the highest?

Accepted Answer

A)  1960. 
B)  1970. 
C)  1980. 
D)  1990. 
E)  2007. 
A)  1960. 
B)  1970. 
C)  1980. 
D)  1990. 
E)  2007.

Exam 13: Inflation

Exhibit 13-2 Consumer Price Index As shown in Exhibit 13-2, the rate of inflation for Year 5 is:

The Consumer Price Index compares the:

Which of the following correctly defines inflation?

Assume that the real rate of interest is 5 percent and a lender charges a nominal interest rate of 15 percent. If a borrower expects that the rate of inflation next year will be 10 percent and the actual rate of inflation next year is 12 percent:

If the nominal interest rate is 5 percent and there is no inflation, then the real interest rate:

The consumer price index (CPI) includes only a market basket of goods and services purchased by the typical urban consumer.

If the consumer price index in Year 1 was 200 and the CPI for Year 2 was 230, the rate of inflation was:

The base year in the consumer price index (CPI) is:

As inflation drives up prices, people attempt to find substitutes and adjust what they buy. The resulting substitution bias problem causes the CPI to:

The real interest rate is defined as the:

Disinflation and deflation mean a decrease in the average price level.

Tina Cole and her husband bought a deferred annuity that started paying them $700 a month in retirement benefits. They, along with millions of other people who live on fixed incomes, are examples of:

Suppose the consumer price index (CPI) for Year X is 130. This means the average price of goods and services is:

If the consumer price index (CPI) in Year 1 was 200 and the CPI in Year 2 was 215, the rate of inflation was:

Exhibit 13-1 Consumer Price Index As shown in Exhibit 13-1, the rate of inflation for Year 2 is:

Losers from inflation include:

Suppose you received a 5 percent increase in your nominal wage. Over the year, inflation ran about 2 percent. Which of the following is true ?

Hyperinflation refers to a situation in which:

During periods of inflation, all prices of all products are rising.

In which of the following years was inflation in the United States the highest?

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