The Consumer Price Index Is a Measure of the

question 99

Multiple Choice

The Consumer Price Index is a measure of the

• A)cost of a market basket of consumer goods and services relative to its cost in some base year
• B)change in the average price of a market basket of "necessary" goods and services
• C)annual inflation rate in the producers' goods market
• D)change in the average price level of all final goods and services
• E)average price of all goods and services relative to their price last year

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Definitions:

Common Stock Dividends

Payments made to shareholders of a company's common stock, usually from the company's earnings.

Cumulative

Refers to an amount that has increased over time by adding successive increments, often used in context of dividends or data.

Non-Cumulative

Refers to dividends or other types of distributions that, if not paid by a company in a given period, are not required to be paid at all.

Dividend Yield

The ratio that indicates how much dividends a company issues each year in relation to the price of its shares.