One of the Widely Acknowledged Problems with Using the Consumer

question 153

Multiple Choice

One of the widely acknowledged problems with using the consumer price index as a measure of the cost of living is that the CPI

• A)fails to measure all changes in the quality of goods.
• B)displays a housing bias.
• C)accounts for changes in prices of some goods,but prices of certain goods are assumed to remain constant.
• D)All of the above are correct.

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