Welfare Payments Are Indexed for Inflation Using the CPI

question 51

Multiple Choice

Welfare payments are indexed for inflation using the CPI. A recent newspaper editorial claimed that welfare recipients are harmed by inflation as it is measured by the CPI. Is the newspaper editorial correct?

• A) The newspaper editorial is correct if the price of the basket consumed by welfare recipients increases faster than the price of the CPI basket.
• B) The newspaper editorial is correct if the price of the basket consumed by welfare recipients increases slower than the price of the CPI basket.
• C) The newspaper editorial is correct if the prices of the goods consumed by welfare recipients are cheaper than the goods in the CPI basket.
• D) The newspaper editorial is correct if the prices of the goods consumed by welfare recipients are more expensive than the goods in the CPI basket.

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