The Consumer Price Index Is Designed to Measure the Extent

question 188

Multiple Choice

The consumer price index is designed to measure the extent to which

• A) the cost of a typical bundle (market basket) of consumer goods has changed over time.
• B) consumers have increased their spending over time.
• C) GDP is allocated to consumers, rather than to business or government, over time.
• D) prices paid by employers to resource owners have changed over time.

Analyze the impact of government-imposed price controls on market equilibrium.

Identify the effects of minimum wage laws on employment and unemployment.

Explain the consequences of surplus and shortage caused by price controls.

Describe how price controls affect consumer welfare and market efficiency.

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