When a New Good Enters the Market,the CPI

question 119

Multiple Choice

When a new good enters the market,the CPI

• A) accounts for the change in its price immediately.
• B) fails to account for the impact on living standards from the good's existence.
• C) never accounts for how the good changes in price.
• D) accounts for the decline in the price but not for any increases.
• E) accounts for the good only if sold in populous eastern states.

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