Answer:
The answer is d. payment to hire a security worker to guard the gate to the factory around the clock.
Explanation:
Let re-visit to the concept of Fixed cost before applying to the questions.
Fixed costs are costs which are unchanged given changes in production level.
a. payment to a electric utility is not fixed cost because higher level of production required higher electricity consumption which leads to higher cost of electricity.
b. cost of raw material is not fixed cost because the higher the production level, the higher the raw material required for production.
c. wages to hire assembly line workers is not fixed cost because the higher the production level, the more workers required and the higher the wages will be.
d. payment to hire a security worker to guard the gate to the factory around the clock is fixed cost because regardless of the production level, the security worker will work for the same amount of time and receive the same level of payment as his workload is much likely to remain the same.
So, d is the correct choice.
Answer:
CPI in 2020 =142.7
CPI in 2019 = 100
Inflation rate = 42.7%
Explanation:
Inflation is the increase in the general price level. Inflation erodes the value of money.
Consumer Price Index(CPI ): This is the weighted average price of a basket of goods and services consumed by a typical consumer. It is used to measure the rate of inflation.
The increase in the CPI is taken to be the rate of inflation. For example, the CPI rose to 1.09 from 1.00, this implies an inflation rate of 9% within the time period in focus.
The CPI =
The price of a basket of goods in a current year ÷ Divided by the price of a basket of goods in a base year
The consumer price
Value of basket of goods in 2019 = (1000× $2) + (100× $50) + ( 500× $0.10)= 7050
Value of basket of goods in 2020= (1000× $2.50) + (100× $75) + ( 500× $$0.12)=10,060
CPI in 2020 = 10,060/7050× 100 =142.7
CPI in 2019 = 100
CPI in 2020 =142.7
CPI in 2019 = 100
The inflation rate =(142.7/100-1 ) × 100 = 42.7%
Note , we assume the CPI for 2019 is 100, since we were not provided with data to compute the price of a basket of good in 2018
CPI in 2020 =142.7
CPI in 2019 = 100
Inflation rate = 42.7%
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