The Actual Cost of Living Increase for a Household Will

question 19

Multiple Choice

The actual cost of living increase for a household will be:

• A) Greater than the inflation rate as reported by the CPI since the index excludes the product or service with the highest inflation rate for the past 12 months
• B) Lower than the inflation rate as reported by the CPI since the index excludes the product or service with the lowest inflation rate for the past 12 months
• C) Equal to the inflation rate as reported by the CPI since it includes all products and services whether or not the prices have changed in the past 12 months
• D) Either greater than or less than the inflation rate as reported by the CPI depending on the household's cost of necessities purchased
• E) Zero since the CPI does not measure consumer price changes

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