If This Year the CPI Is 125 and Last Year

question 50

Multiple Choice

If this year the CPI is 125 and last year it was 120,then

• A)the cost of the CPI basket of goods and services has increased this year by 4.17 percent.
• B)the price level as measured by the CPI has increased by 4.17 percent.
• C)the inflation rate for this year is 4.17 percent.
• D)All of the above are correct.

---

Definitions:

Zygote

Cell that results from the union of a sperm and an ovum.

Chromosome

A threadlike structure of nucleic acids and protein found in the nucleus of most living cells, carrying genetic information in the form of genes.

Fertilization

The process of a sperm cell joining with an egg cell, resulting in the formation of a zygote that can develop into a new organism.

Fetal Period

The stage of human development in the womb from the end of the embryonic stage (approximately 8 weeks after conception) until birth.