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Understanding Inflation and Interest Rates

Authored by Ira Rachmiati

Social Studies

9th - 12th Grade

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Understanding Inflation and Interest Rates
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following scenarios best illustrates how the Consumer Price Index (CPI) affects real income?

A family increases savings after receiving a raise

A worker earns more money while prices rise faster

The government increases taxes

A student receives a scholarship

The central bank raises interest rates

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

If the CPI rises by 5% and a worker’s nominal wage increases by 3%, what is the effect on their real wage?

Real wage increases by 8%

Real wage remains the same

Real wage decreases by 2%

Real wage increases by 2%

Real wage decreases by 8%

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why might CPI overstate the actual cost of living?

It excludes energy prices

It includes only luxury goods

It doesn’t adjust well for substitution between goods

It ignores import prices

It counts wages twice

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which change in CPI would most likely cause the central bank to raise interest rates?

CPI falls by 1%

CPI remains constant

CPI rises rapidly due to energy prices

CPI drops due to technology prices

CPI includes deflation in food

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A country’s CPI basket includes goods that are no longer popular or widely used. What issue does this illustrate?

Quality bias

Substitution bias

Basket bias

Income bias

Time lag error

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Demand-pull inflation is most likely to occur when:

The government lowers interest rates during recession

Aggregate demand exceeds aggregate supply

Oil prices remain stable

Wages decrease steadily

Exports fall sharply

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following situations best demonstrates cost-push inflation?

Central bank prints more money

Consumer demand rises during holidays

Labor unions negotiate higher wages, increasing production costs

Imports increase drastically

Stock market surges

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