Richard Receives Government Transfer Payments and Currently Consumes 5 Guns

question 28

Multiple Choice

Richard receives government transfer payments and currently consumes 5 guns and 6 goose livers.Assume the price of guns decreases by 10% and the price of goose liver increases by 20%.The government raises Richard's transfer payments so he can still afford 5 guns and 6 goose livers.Does this constitute a true cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) ?

• A) No. Richard is overcompensated.
• B) No. Richard is undercompensated.
• C) Yes. The payment just achieves the right level of compensation.
• D) Not enough information.

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