Question: 1) This table shows the price-level adjustment as compared to the United States. Country Price-Level Adjustment Australia -0.50 China 0.25 Mexico 0.34 United States 0.00

1) This table shows the price-level adjustment as compared to the United States.

Country Price-Level Adjustment
Australia -0.50
China 0.25
Mexico 0.34
United States 0.00

According to the information in the table shown, if someone were earning $20,000 in Mexico, approximately what would he need to earn in the United States to enjoy the same amount of goods and services?

  • $35,000

  • $15,000

  • $20,030

  • $30,303

2) A good that is most likely to be in the producer price index is:

  • industrial machinery.

  • SUV.

  • spaghetti.

  • All of these are in the PPI.

3) Using the information below:

Year CPI
2005 94
2006 99
2007 100
2008 104
2009 117

Using the information in the table shown, the rate of inflation from 2005 to 2006 was:

  • 5.00%.

  • 5.32%.

  • 5.05%.

  • 6.00%.

4)

Year CPI
2010 95
2011 100
2012 105
2013 104
2014 106

According to the table shown, how do we interpret what happened between 2011 and 2014? The cost of living:

  • decreased 0.98%.

  • increased 6%.

  • decreased 2%.

  • increased 1.06%.

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