An economy has the following money demand function: (M/P)d = (1/3)Y/i.
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By what percentage did prices rise between 2010 and 2015? Give the answer for each good and also for the two measures of the overall price level. Compare the answers given by the Laspeyres and Paasche price indexes. Explain the difference.
2010 | 2015 | %Change | |
Autos | $50,000 | $60,000 | sq5q0yHGD3E= |
Bread | $10 | $20 | avQ8Ngo3bek= |
GDP Deflator | 1.0 | 1.52 | fTpfO85updw= |
CPI | 1.0 | 1.60 | iTCG3vtL/x4= |