If a New and Better Good Replaced an Older and Less

question 393

Multiple Choice

If a new and better good replaced an older and less expensive good, then the price level measured by the CPI

• A) is lower than the actual price level.
• B) is higher than the actual price level.
• C) might be either higher or lower than the actual price.
• D) is the same as the actual price level because it measures the prices of the actual goods.

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