Statement I: the CPI Goes Up Every Year;it Can Never

question 14

Multiple Choice

Statement I: The CPI goes up every year;it can never go down.
Statement II: In constructing the Consumer Price Index,the Bureau of Labor Statistics compiles a market basket of hundreds of goods and services that the typical urban family buys in the base year.

• A)Statement I is true and statement II is false.
• B)Statement II is true and statement I is false.
• C)Both statements are true.
• D)Both statements are false.

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