The Consumer Price Index for a Given Year Measures the Cost

question 2

Multiple Choice

The consumer price index for a given year measures the cost of living in that year relative to

• A) what it was in the base year.
• B) what it was in the previous year.
• C) the cost of the basic goods and services need to sustain a typical household.
• D) the amount spent on goods and services by the randomly selected families in the Consumer Expenditure Survey.
• E) the cost of the basic goods and services in the base year.

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