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Over a long period of time, the price of a candy bar rose from $0.20 to $1.20. Over the same period, the consumer price index rose from 150 to 300. Adjusted for overall inflation, how much did the price of the candy bar change? {Ans: $0.80}Nominal Interest Rate {Ans: The interest rate as usually reported without a correction for the effects of inflation.}If the price of imported French wine rises, is the consumer price index or the GDP deflator affected more? Why? {Ans: It would affect the CPI more because French wine is not produced domestically and is therefore not included in GDP.}Basket {Ans: Fixed set of consumer products used to find CPI; usually a ratio. Example: Basket = 4 hot dogs, 2 hamburgers}Because consumers can sometimes substitute cheaper goods for those that have risen in price, the (CPI/GDP) (overstates/understates) inflation. {Ans: CPI overstates}If a Pennsylvania gun manufacturer raises the price of rifles it sells to the US Army, its price hikes will increase {Ans: Both the CPI and the GDP deflator}Inflation Rate {Ans: The percentage change in the price index from the preceding period Calculated: (CPI in yr2 - CPI in yr1)