An Increase in the Consumer Price Index Indicates That

question 154

Multiple Choice

An increase in the Consumer Price Index indicates that

• A) the real income of households is increasing.
• B) the purchasing power of the dollar is increasing.
• C) the cost of buying the typical bundle of goods consumed by households is increasing.
• D) the real net worth of consumers is increasing.

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