
Inflation Calculations and Phillips Curve
Quiz by Becky Naughton
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Construct a weighted price index for 2014.

Construct a weighted price index for 2014

Using the weighted price indexes for 2013 and 2014, calculate the US inflation rate.

Assume that the due to a sharp drop in oil prices in 2015, the indexed price of transportation falls from 199.8 in December 2014 to 150.8 in December 2015. Calculate the impact this will have on the overall inflation rate in the United States, assuming there are no other changes in prices.

Assume that due to rising home prices, the cost of housing in 2015 increases from 234 in December of 2014 to 278 in December 2015. Calculate the impact this will have on the overall inflation rate in the United States, assuming there are no other changes in prices.

The economy is producing at its full employment level of output, with unemployment at its natural rate of 4% and inflation at the target rate of 2%.  A decrease in interests rates causes investment to increase.

The economy is producing at its full employment level of output, with unemployment at its natural rate of 4% and inflation at the target rate of 2%. An appreciation of the nation’s currency leads foreigners to demand less of the country’s exports.
The economy is producing at its full employment level of output, with unemployment at its natural rate of 4% and inflation at the target rate of 2%. The discovery of large reserves of natural gas causes energy prices to decline.

The economy is producing at its full employment level of output, with unemployment at its natural rate of 4% and inflation at the target rate of 2%. An earthquake strikes, destroying much of the nation’s transportation infrastructure.

The economy is producing at its full employment level of output, with unemployment at its natural rate of 4% and inflation at the target rate of 2%. The government reduces payroll taxes by 2% for all households
