Henry is an economist and wants to understand the relationship between inflation and consumer spending habits. For his research, he needs the Consumer Price Index for 2014 and the inflation rate. Based on the prices of goods given, what will he find to be the CPI and inflation rate for
2014? Assume that a consumer's basket for three consecutive years consists of the following:
Year
Price of an Apple
Number of Apples
Consumed
Price of an Orange
Number of Oranges
Consumed
2012
2
3
3
2
2013
3
2
4
1
2014
5
1
5
2
Consider 2012 to be the base year.
OA
100 CPI, 49.56 percent inflation
165 CPI, 45.40 percent inflation
OB
Ос.
185 CPI, 55.35 percent inflation
OD
175 CPI, 60.56 percent inflation
О Е.
125 CPI, 50.60 percent inflation

Why is the cournot equilibrium an​ equilibrium? a. there are​ short-run barriers to exit in a cournot​ duopoly, so both firms cannot alter their output levels. b. given the other​ firm's level of​ production, both firms are maximizing profits and cannot improve their situation by unilaterally altering their level of output. c. both firms operate at zero profit under a cournot​ equilibrium, so they would face negative profits if they change output. d. both firms operate at minimum​ long-run average cost under a cournot​ equilibrium, so changes to output would reduce​ long-run profits. even if they​ can't collude, why​ don't firms set their outputs at the joint​ profit-maximizing levels​ (i.e., the levels they would have chosen had they​ colluded)? a. given that other firm produces at the collusive​ level, a firm could increase their own profits by increasing output above the collusive level. b. the midpoint of the collusion curve​ (i.e., the collusive​ outcome) lies below the reaction​ curves, so both firms have an incentive to increase output under the cournot duopoly. c. both a and b are correct d. both a and b are incorrect