Joe Kowalski Invents a New Product,and This New Product Becomes

question 49

Multiple Choice

Joe Kowalski invents a new product,and this new product becomes cheaper over time.This can be problematic because

• A) the consumer price index (CPI)will include Joe's new product immediately if it is a consumer good,but as a consumer good,it will not be included in the gross domestic product (GDP)deflator.
• B) the percent change in the consumer price index (CPI)will be distorted,but the change in the gross domestic product (GDP)deflator will not be,regardless of whether the product is a consumer good or a producer good.
• C) it is unlikely the consumer price index (CPI)will include Joe's new product immediately,even if it is a consumer good.
• D) money illusion will cause consumers to buy more of this good than the consumer price index (CPI)would otherwise reflect.
• E) this good might be produced in a geographic location that is not included in the consumer price index (CPI).

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