The Consumer Price Index Tries to Gauge How Much Incomes

question 86

Multiple Choice

The consumer price index tries to gauge how much incomes must rise to maintain

• A)an increasing standard of living.
• B)a constant standard of living.
• C)a decreasing standard of living.
• D)the highest standard of living possible.

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