Question

For each city across the U.S., economists construct a price index for a similar basket of goods. In Los Angeles the index is 127.3 and the index for Dallas is 94.8. If you have been offered $137,000 for a job in Los Angeles and $117,000 for a similar job in Dallas, which job affords you the highest purchasing power of the bundle of goods in the price index

Answer 1

the job at Dallas

Step-by-step explanation:

Price index measures the changes in price level over time. It is measure of inflation.

Inflation is a persistent rise in the general price levels

Types of price indexes

1. Producer price index measures the goods and services produced. this would not increase because it is used cars that is being examined

2. The consumer price index measures the changes in price of a basket of good. It is used to measure inflation. Because the price of price of used cars and trucks in US has increased , the CPI would increase

CPI = (cost of basket of goods in current period / cost of basket of goods in base period) x 100

Real value of the income of the Dallas job = 127.3 x ($117,000)/94.8 = $157,111

this value is higher than the 137,000 offered by the hob at Los Angeles