A Price Index Is ____, While a Base Year ____

question 81

Multiple Choice

A price index is ____, while a base year ____ is.

• A) the year against which other years are measured; a measure of the average price level in an economy
• B) a broad measure of the prices of goods and services included in the gross domestic product; the year against which other years are measured
• C) a measure of the average price of goods and services purchased by the typical household; the year against which other years are measured
• D) a measure of the average price level in an economy; the year against which other years are measured
• E) an automatic increase in wages that matches increases in items; the year against which other years are measured

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