If the total expenditures of a typical family equaled $35,000 per year in 2000 and the exact same basket of goods and services cost $40,000 in the year 2005, the family's cost of living is

Six years ago, an 80-kw diesel electric set cost $160,000. the cost index for this class of equipment six years ago was 187 and is now 194. the cost-capacity factor is 0.6. the plant engineering staff is considering a 120-kw unit of the same general design to power a small isolated plant. assume we want to add a precompressor, which (when isolated and estimated separately) currently costs $13291. determine the total cost of the 120-kw unit. (hint: skip $ and comma symbols)

Suppose a starbucks tall latte cost $4.00 in the united states, 5.00 euros in the euro area and $2.50 australian dollars in australia. nominal exchange rates are .80 euros per dollar and 1.4 australian dollars per u.s. dollar. where does purchasing power parity hold? a. both the euro area and australia. b. neither the euro area or australia. c. the euro area but not australia. d. australia but not the euro area.

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