How has the PPI behaved since the year 2000?
: Assume you have $X000 (X thousand dollars) to invest over the next seven years. At the beginning of each year you can invest money in one or three-year time deposits. The bank pays 1 percent interest on one-year deposits and 4 percent (total) on three-year time deposits. In addition, Royal Bank of Canada will offer twoyear certificates starting at the beginning of the third year. This investment in RBC will return 2.75 percent (total). If you invest your money that is available every year, formulate a linear programming to maximize your total cash on hand at the end of the 7 th year. A: Suppose X is the sum of your student ID digits.
August 7, 2017Explain how increased levels of cultural competence might have influenced outcomes associated.
August 7, 2017nflation is a measure of how prices have changed over time. If prices are changing due to inflation, each dollar spent will buy less.
In order to answer the questions below, go to the following website: http://www.bls.gov/cpi/
Questions:
What is the Consumer Price Index (CPI)? How has the CPI behaved since the year 2000? What have been the causes of these changes? In your response, include a graph of the CPI for this period and cite your source.
What is the Producer Price Index (PPI)? How has the PPI behaved since the year 2000? What have been the causes of these changes? In your response, include a graph of the PPI for this period and cite your source.
What is the Consumer Expenditure Survey (CE)? How has the Survey behaved since the year 2000? What have been the causes of these changes? In your response, include a graph of the CE for this period and cite your source.
What do the measures above tell us about consumer behavior? Have incomes changed enough to offset the inflation since 2000? What can we predict about future inflation?
What are the implications of these measures for government economic policies?
