If the Total Expenditures of a Typical Family Equaled $35,000

question 20

Multiple Choice

If the total expenditures of a typical family equaled $35,000 per year in 2015 and the exact same basket of goods and services cost $40,000 in the year 2017, the family's cost of living:

• A)increased by 14 percent.
• B)decreased by 12.5 percent.
• C)decreased by 14 percent.
• D)increased by 12.5 percent.

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