If Consumers Purchase Fewer of Those Products That Increase Most

question 171

Multiple Choice

If consumers purchase fewer of those products that increase most in price and more of those products that decrease in price as compared to the CPI basket,then

• A)changes in the CPI accurately reflect the true rate of inflation.
• B)changes in the CPI understate the true rate of inflation.
• C)changes in the CPI overstate the true rate of inflation.
• D)changes in the CPI are unrelated to the true rate of inflation.

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