Which of the Following Statements About Price Indexes and the Cost

question 137

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about price indexes and the cost of living is correct?

• A) As long as the overstatement of actual price increases remains below the unemployment rate this measurement bias is mostly irrelevant.
• B) If the overstatement of actual price increases continues, the Social Security system is likely to go bankrupt within the next five years.
• C) A one percent overstatement of actual price increases has a multi- billion impact in Social Security budgets.
• D) Because the overstatement of actual price increases is always smaller than the growth rate of real GDP this measurement bias is mostly irrelevant.

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