PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS(LOOSELEAF)
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Identify the real income and explain income compared with each year.
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Suppose the nominal median household income for a family of four in the United States was $24,618.00 in 1985, $36,678.00 in 1995, $50,326.00 in 2005, and $53,276.00 in 2010.You will need to know that the CPI (multiplied by 100, 1982–1984 = 100) was 108.6 in 1985, 153.4 in 1995, 196.3 in 2005, and 219.1 in 2010.Instructions: Enter your responses rounded to two decimal places.
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According to the U.S. Census Bureau (www.census.gov), the median household income in the United States was $23,618 in 1985, $34,076 in 1995, $46,326 in 2005, and $49,276 in 2010. In purchasing power terms, how did family income compare in each of those four years?You will need to know that the CPI (multiplied by 100, 1982–1984 = 100) was 107.6 in 1985, 152.4 in 1995, 195.3 in 2005, and 218.1 in 2010. Instructions: Enter your responses rounded to two decimal places.
Year
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1985
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1995
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Suppose the nominal median household income for a family of four in the United States was $24,618.00 in 1985, $36,678.00 in 1995, $50,326.00 in 2005, and $53,276.00 in 2010.You will need to know that the CPI (multiplied by 100, 1982–1984 = 100) was 108.6 in 1985, 153.4 in 1995, 196.3 in 2005, and 219.1 in 2010.Instructions: Enter your responses rounded to two decimal places.
Year
Real Income
1985
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1995
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2005
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2010
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Between 1985 and 2005, the real median household income (Click to select) rose declined stayed constant .
Between 2005 and 2010, the real median household income (Click to select) rose declined stayed constant .
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PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS(LOOSELEAF)
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